Bill Gates

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community. ”

This social-networking thing takes you to crazy places. ”

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true. ”

I have an excellent memory, a most excellent memory. ”

OK, I have a nickname. My family calls me 'Trey' because I'm William the third. My dad has the same name, which is always confusing because my dad is well known, and I'm also known. ”

The only definition by which America's best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis. ”

Nobody believes in completely unadulterated capitalism. ”

The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful. ”

I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief. ”

The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant. ”