Our modern lifestyle is not a political creation. Before 1700, everybody was poor as hell. Life was short and brutish. It wasn't because we didn't have good politicians; we had some really good politicians. But then we started inventing - electricity, steam engines, microprocessors, understanding genetics and medicine and things like that. Yes, stability and education are important - I'm not taking anything away from that - but innovation is the real driver of progress.
Bill GatesYou know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.
Bill GatesIf you believe that every life has equal value, itโs revolting to learn that some lives are seen as worth saving and others are not. We said to ourselves: โThis canโt be true. But if it is true, it deserves to be the priority of our giving.โ
Bill GatesIf you're too focused on your current business, it's hard to change and concentrate on innovating.
Bill Gates