The year I was born, 1955, the first big disease-eradication program in the world was declared for malaria. After about a decade of work, they realized that, at least in the tropical areas, they did not have the tools to get it done.
Bill GatesThere were a lot of missteps in the early days, but because we got in early we got to make more mistakes than other people.
Bill GatesTwo out of every five people on Earth today owe their lives to the higher crop outputs that fertilizer has made possible.
Bill GatesWhether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.
Bill GatesThe common thread for everything I do is this idea of a Web-services architecture. What does that mean? It means taking components of software and systems and having them be self-describing, so that you can aim them, ask them what their capabilities are, and communicate with them using a standard protocol.
Bill Gates