The difference between a stranger sending you a message that you might be interested in at a very low volume level, no repetition, just sending it to very few people, and that being done as spam - those things get close enough that you want to be careful never to filter out something that's legitimate.
Bill GatesWe weren't trying to just go public and get rich. There was no near-term thing. It always was this many-decades thing where there were no shortcuts and we'd sort of put one foot in front of the other.
Bill GatesLike a human being, a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a "nervous system", to coordinate its actions.
Bill GatesGood stuff tends to happen gradually, whereas violence or catastrophes are deemed more newsworthy.
Bill GatesThe most interesting biofuel efforts avoid using land that's expensive and has high opportunity costs. They do this by getting onto other types of land, or taking advantage of byproducts that aren't used in the food chain today, or by intercropping.
Bill Gates