"President [George] Bush made the U.S. absolutely..." - Quote by Bill Gates

“in china when you're one in a million, there are 1300 people just like you”

“Our teachers deserve better feedback.”

“Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf.”

“I do normal kind of contributions, particularly for people who are going over to Africa and help highlighting global health, and that's tended to be pretty bipartisan in nature because of the coalition there exists fortunately around these global health issues. But I don't think my backing, putting a lot of money into political contributions is a way I'm going to try and help improve the world.”

“The media covers what’s new – and millions of people dying is nothing new. So it stays in the background, where it’s easier to ignore. But even when we do see it or read about it, it’s difficult to keep our eyes on the problem. It’s hard to look at suffering if the situation is so complex that we don’t know how to help. And so we look away.”

“The Global Fund is a central player in the progress being achieved on HIV, TB and malaria. It channels resources to help countries fight these diseases. I believe in its impact because I have seen it firsthand.”

“Anybody who thinks that they are a leader and doesn't have anyone following them is just out for a walk.”

“When [my father] asked me to help him, I really didn't suspect the consequences.”

“I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.”