Bill Gates
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The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

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.

Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for teachers to pay special attention to all their students.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

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.

Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.

It's the poorer people in tropical zones who will get really hit by climate change — as well as some ecosystems, which nobody wants to see disappear.

The future of advertising is the Internet.

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