Bill Gates

Well, I loved being an individual contributor in my 20s and then managing Microsoft in my 30s, where you're just very hands-on and you can say, my product is selling well, or this one is not, how do we fix that? And so it's a real switch, where you're not having that immediate market feedback to go and say, hey, why do children die? How many children die? Can we reduce that?

Well, I loved being an individual contributor in my 20s and then managing Microsoft in my 30s, where you're just very hands-on and you can say, my product is selling well, or this one is not, how do we fix that? And so it's a real switch, where you're not having that immediate market feedback to go and say, hey, why do children die? How many children die? Can we reduce that?

And then I had to learn about poor countries and vaccines. But I have to say it's been, you know, as fulfilling, you know, in the turn of the century, we have 10 million children dying every year. And because we got out new vaccines and worked with partners, that's now down below 5 million a year.

And then I had to learn about poor countries and vaccines. But I have to say it's been, you know, as fulfilling, you know, in the turn of the century, we have 10 million children dying every year. And because we got out new vaccines and worked with partners, that's now down below 5 million a year.

And then I had to learn about poor countries and vaccines. But I have to say it's been, you know, as fulfilling, you know, in the turn of the century, we have 10 million children dying every year. And because we got out new vaccines and worked with partners, that's now down below 5 million a year.

And if we keep doing our work well, including governments caring about poor countries, we can cut that in half again to 2.5 million. Is...

And if we keep doing our work well, including governments caring about poor countries, we can cut that in half again to 2.5 million. Is...

And if we keep doing our work well, including governments caring about poor countries, we can cut that in half again to 2.5 million. Is...

Yeah, that's a super good point. Of course, the moral argument of the golden rule, helping people everywhere, is our strongest argument, but that alone isn't going to get us there. You know, we had some of the generals in the U.S. Army saying, hey, if you don't help these countries out, then we'll have to go to war and, you know, you'll have to increase our budget.

Yeah, that's a super good point. Of course, the moral argument of the golden rule, helping people everywhere, is our strongest argument, but that alone isn't going to get us there. You know, we had some of the generals in the U.S. Army saying, hey, if you don't help these countries out, then we'll have to go to war and, you know, you'll have to increase our budget.

Yeah, that's a super good point. Of course, the moral argument of the golden rule, helping people everywhere, is our strongest argument, but that alone isn't going to get us there. You know, we had some of the generals in the U.S. Army saying, hey, if you don't help these countries out, then we'll have to go to war and, you know, you'll have to increase our budget.

So that the foreign aid budget, by creating stability, it avoids the awful war. And also, you know, if you lift people up economically, like Asia today, buys a lot of American stuff, movies, drugs, jets, software, you name it. So our mutual interest Success, you know, it's been amazing.

So that the foreign aid budget, by creating stability, it avoids the awful war. And also, you know, if you lift people up economically, like Asia today, buys a lot of American stuff, movies, drugs, jets, software, you name it. So our mutual interest Success, you know, it's been amazing.

So that the foreign aid budget, by creating stability, it avoids the awful war. And also, you know, if you lift people up economically, like Asia today, buys a lot of American stuff, movies, drugs, jets, software, you name it. So our mutual interest Success, you know, it's been amazing.

You know, the two countries we defeat in World War II, we're generous enough to them that they become the second and third biggest economy. And we engage in mutually beneficial trade. You know, Japan shows us how to make quality products. And now we want to extend that, you know, and get, you know, Asia's doing well. India's getting rich. And eventually they don't need aid if you help them out.

You know, the two countries we defeat in World War II, we're generous enough to them that they become the second and third biggest economy. And we engage in mutually beneficial trade. You know, Japan shows us how to make quality products. And now we want to extend that, you know, and get, you know, Asia's doing well. India's getting rich. And eventually they don't need aid if you help them out.

You know, the two countries we defeat in World War II, we're generous enough to them that they become the second and third biggest economy. And we engage in mutually beneficial trade. You know, Japan shows us how to make quality products. And now we want to extend that, you know, and get, you know, Asia's doing well. India's getting rich. And eventually they don't need aid if you help them out.

And so you only have... mostly countries in Africa that still really deserve this kind of support.

And so you only have... mostly countries in Africa that still really deserve this kind of support.

And so you only have... mostly countries in Africa that still really deserve this kind of support.