As for drugs - well, Gates was certainly not unusual there. Marijuana was the pharmaceutical of choice.
Bill GatesMicrosoft has had many, many successful products. I'm committed to one company. This is the industry I've decided to work in.
Bill GatesThe main thing that's missing in energy is an incentive to create things that are zero-CO2-emitting and that have the right scale and reliability characteristics.
Bill GatesAs I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a helpful and sustainable way, but only on behalf of those who can pay. Government aid and philanthropy channel our caring for those who can't pay. But to provide rapid improvement for the poor we need a system that draws in innovators and businesses in a far better way than we do today.
Bill Gates