Government investment unlocks a huge amount of private sector activity, but the basic research that we put into IT work that led to the Internet and lots of great companies and jobs, the basic work we put into the health care sector, where it's over $30 billion a year in R&D that led the biotech and pharma jobs. And it creates jobs and it creates new technologies that will be productized. But the government has to prime the pump here. The basic ideas, as in those other industries, start with government investment.
Bill GatesExposure to the reproductions [of Corbis-owned fine art photographs] is likely to increase rather than diminish reverence for the real art and encourage more people to get out to museums and galleries.
Bill GatesAmericans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.
Bill GatesSome very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs.
Bill GatesThe most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, is to do an outstanding job with information.
Bill Gates