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America is the land of the second chance - and when the...

America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

Quote by George W. Bush about chance, life

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, ...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about enemies

AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about. The ideal...

AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about. The ideal thing would be to have a 100 percent effective AIDS vaccine.

Quote by Bill Gates about ideal, things

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be...

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Quote by Bill Gates

As you improve health in a society, population growth goes down. You know, I thought it was... before I learned about it, I thought it was paradoxical.

Quote by Bill Gates about thinking, society

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the...

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.

Quote by Bill Gates about rightness

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Quote by Bill Gates about chance, end

Capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.

Quote by Bill Gates about capitalism, things, world, people

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

Quote by Bill Gates about experience

I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away.

Quote by Bill Gates about money, thinking, life

I believe that if you show people the problems and you...

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Quote by Bill Gates about problems, people

I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, yes my country is doing well, but you think about the world at large.

Quote by Bill Gates about country, world

I have 100 billion dollars... You realize I could spend 3 million dollars a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's if I don't make another dime. Tell you what-I'll buy your right arm for a million dollars. I give you a million bucks,...

Quote by Bill Gates about rightness, commerce, day

I have drifted away from thinking about these philanthropic things. And it was only as the wealth got large enough and Melinda and I had talked about the view that that wealth wasn't something that would be good to just pass to the children.

Quote by Bill Gates about wealth, thinking, children, things, good, good luck

I mean, if we said right now, there's somebody in the next room who's dying, let's all go save their life, you know, everybody would just get up immediately and go get involved in that.

Quote by Bill Gates about rightness, life

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I...

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

Quote by Bill Gates about dream, chance

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

Quote by Bill Gates about tools, communication, creativity, computers

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.

Quote by Bill Gates about nation, communication, tools, people

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software.

Quote by Bill Gates about nation, people

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer...

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG.

Quote by Bill Gates about cars, technology

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