We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. Bill Gates futureinsistinvest Change image and share on social
Whenever you have multiple devices including multiple PCs that you want to share information with, it's always been a bit complicated. Bill Gates bitecomplicatedevice Change image and share on social
Eventually we'll be able to sequence the human genome and replicate how nature did intelligence in a carbon-based system. Bill Gates basecarboneventually Change image and share on social
If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competition ensues, creating variety and better prices for consumers. Bill Gates appliancecompanycompetition share on social
In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear. Bill Gates challengeclearcost Change image and share on social
By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world. Almost all countries will be what we now call lower-middle income or richer. Bill Gates callcountryincome Change image and share on social
In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable their organisation to operate more effectively. Bill Gates effectivelyenableinformation Change image and share on social
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters. Bill Gates acceptchangecoal share on social
Eradications are special. Zero is a magic number. You either do what it takes to get to zero and you're glad you did it; or you get close, give up and it goes back to where it was before, in which case you wasted all that credibility, activity, money that could have been applied to other things. Bill Gates activityapplyback share on social
In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching. Bill Gates areacaseendeavor Change image and share on social