Bill Gates Quotes
When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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I really try to take care of myself. I really put forth the effort to make a regimen just a part of my life. When I can't, for instance if I'm in a location someplace and I can't work out because of the schedule of the picture or whatever it is, as much as I normally do when I'm home, I still do something.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker.
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Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in.
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On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.
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I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.
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Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste.
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I was a kid watching music videos, which were so cool and made me want to learn how to dance. I wish I could've gone to dance classes and learn, like, hip-hop dancing.
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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
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These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message.
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All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be.
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.
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The process, not the results, have to be the reason a writer writes. Otherwise, creating a four-hundred-page novel is just too daunting a task.
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Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.
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My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.
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The most valuable investment we can make is in our children's education. When we make education a priority, we give our children opportunity. Opportunity to learn at higher levels than their parents were able to learn; to earn at higher levels than we were able to earn.
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When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
