Anyway, the US, as in most issues, is the best, has the best capability to lead, and really needs to lead. It doesn't [mean] that other countries won't pick different tacks and emphasize different things. In aggregate, they're almost half of the energy R&D. Europe, China, Japan - it's very important that they come along and contribute to these things.
Bill GatesEffective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.
Bill GatesSoftware will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering.
Bill GatesI mean, if we said right now, there's somebody in the next room who's dying, let's all go save their life, you know, everybody would just get up immediately and go get involved in that.
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