I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away. I mean is it gonna erode your ability, you know, to make money? Are you gonna somehow get confused about what you're trying to do?
Bill GatesMy broad sense of this is that authors like Smil really paint the clear picture, and once you see that, it's kind of Oh, of course. That's such a primal thing to all these physical services that we take for granted.
Bill GatesI can understand wanting to have a million dollars but once you get beyond that, I have to tell you, it's the same hamburger.
Bill GatesThe media covers whatโs new โ and millions of people dying is nothing new. So it stays in the background, where itโs easier to ignore. But even when we do see it or read about it, itโs difficult to keep our eyes on the problem. Itโs hard to look at suffering if the situation is so complex that we donโt know how to help. And so we look away.
Bill Gates