Bill Gates Quotes
Today, we take the risk of nuclear war quite seriously, climate change not so much and epidemics least of all. But no single country, not even the United States, is well prepared. And even if one country is doing the right things to protect itself, it has to be a global thing.
Quotes to Explore
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The new environment dictates two rules: first, everything happens faster; second, anything that can be done will be done, if not by you, then by someone else, somewhere.
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We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.
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I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are operable, that it's our best possible strategy, and that hasn't been shown.
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Thinking is more precious than all five senses.
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You focus on the here and now in order to escape existence forever and vanish into Nirvana. There is another religious impulse that is the opposite of this. It uses a world elsewhere in order to affirm life and give a reason to "go forth and multiply".
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As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of the future.
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Surely there could not be any doctrine more strongly expressed in the scriptures than the Lord’s unchanging commandments and their connection to our happiness and well-being as individuals, as families, and as a society.
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Obedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God.
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The gates of heaven surely are closed to those who decline to oppose totalitarianism with all their might.
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If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.
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The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
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Abraham Lincoln was a melancholy man, so he had a dark side that appeals to horror fans.
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You are holy, great and mighty, the moon and the stars DECLARE who You are...I'm so unworthy, but still You love me, forever my heart will sing of how great You are!
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To stop for years and then discover that the audience is getting smaller and smaller would be demoralizing.
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The Keystone XL pipeline is a threat to our nation. It would increase pollution and intensify climate change for generations to come. We must raise our voices and demand our leaders reject this dirty scheme.
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It’s useful to compare our preparations for epidemics with our preparations for war.
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We have to bridge and join our struggles and understand how we can't fight violence against women without looking at racism, we can't fight violence against women without looking at economic deprivation or climate change. All these struggles are interconnected.
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You won't even know you've crossed the line until it's way back in your rearview mirror.
