"Sometimes we do get taken by surprise...." - Quote by Bill Gates
Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority.
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“I don't think you're as capable of handling lack of sleep or whatever challenges you throw at your body as you get older. However, I never missed a day of work.”
“Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.”
“My son likes to go see mines and electric plants, or the Large Hadron Collider, and we've had a chance to see a lot of interesting stuff.”
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“Every business is a monarchy with, not a man, but an idea as king.”
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“The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.”
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“I took a course in speed reading. Then I got Reader's Digest on microfilm. By the time I got the machine set up, I was done.”
“Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.”