Bill Gates
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You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone.

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.

Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.

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.

This whole phenomenon of the computer in a library is an amazing thing.

Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

Nuclear energy, in terms of an overall safety record, is better than other energy.

Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules — not just for governments but for private companies.

The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world.

The best teacher is very interactive.

I don't think there is any philosophy that suggests having polio is a good thing.

The difference between a stranger sending you a message that you might be interested in at a very low volume level, no repetition, just sending it to very few people, and that being done as spam — those things get close enough that you want to be careful never to filter out something that's legitimate.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.