We 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 GatesIt's an experiment, and it's probably good to have a couple states try it out to see before you make that national policy.
Bill GatesAnything you do, you better enjoy it for its value. Because people are going to second-guess everything you do.
Bill GatesI'm quite worried about the fiscal imbalances that we've got and what that might mean in terms of financial crisis ahead.
Bill GatesI know that historically our foundation has had great relations with all the administrations.[Bill] Clinton administration did a lot of outreach. The greatest rise in U.S. foreign aid was under the [George] Bush administration, that's where we got the AIDS initiative, which is called PEPFAR.
Bill Gates