Imagine, just for the sake of discussion, that you had a few hours a week and a few dollars a month to donate to a cause - and you wanted to spend that time and money where it would have the greatest impact in saving and improving lives. Where would you spend it?

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I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person wi... by Bill Gates

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

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I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to imp... by Bill Gates

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.

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If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor it... by Bill Gates

If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.

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Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.

Vision without execution is daydreaming. by Bill Gates

Vision without execution is daydreaming.

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We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but by Bill Gates

We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but

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The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before... by Bill Gates

The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.

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I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.

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I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the... by Bill Gates

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world.

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To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks. by Bill Gates

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

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Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life... by Bill Gates

Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.

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Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the peop... by Bill Gates

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

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Leaders are those who empower others. by Bill Gates

Leaders are those who empower others.

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How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whethe... by Bill Gates

How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

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The machines need to get faster. They need to get cheaper. by Bill Gates

The machines need to get faster. They need to get cheaper.

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The dreams of the past - whether it was public TV being rolled into the classroom to teach Spanish, or the film projectors or the videotapes or the computer-aided instruction drill systems - the hopes have been dashed in terms of technology having some big impact. The foundation, I think can play a unique role there. Now, our money is more to the teacher-effectiveness thing, and technology is No. 2, but I'll probably spend more money on the technology things.

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You need to understand things in order to invent beyond them. by Bill Gates

You need to understand things in order to invent beyond them.

You always overestimate what you can get done in a year and underestimate what you can get done in 10 years.

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You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never ma... by Bill Gates

You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses

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I hope corporations will dedicate a percentage of their top innovators' time to issues that could help people left out of the global economy. This kind of contribution is even more powerful than giving cash or offering employees' time off to volunteer. It is a focused use of what your company does best. It is a great form of creative capitalism, because it takes the brainpower and makes life better for the richest, and dedicates some of it to improving the lives of everyone else.

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