Bill Gates Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient. You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, but in fact, Melinda and I are struck by how many people think the world is getting worse. The belief that the world can’t solve extreme poverty and disease isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful. That’s why in this year’s letter we take apart some of the myths that slow down the work. The next time you hear these myths, we hope you will do the same.

  Bill Gates

  Thinking, Self, Years

  "3 Myths That Block Progress For The Poor". Bill and Melinda Gates' 2014 Annual Letter, www.gatesfoundation.org. January 20, 2014.

• Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I've learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that's what kids are playing. That's what people are talking about.

  Bill Gates

  Soccer, Kids, Talking

  "More Than a Goal: End Polio" by Bill Gates, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 28, 2011.

• It is my belief that industry and government around the world should work even more closely to protect the privacy and security of Internet users, and promote the exchange of ideas, while respecting legitimate government considerations.

  Bill Gates

  Government, Ideas, World

• The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful.

  Bill Gates

  World, Disease, Poverty

  "Bill Gates: No more poor countries by 2035" by Simeon Bennett and Laura Marcinek, www.sfgate.com. January 21, 2014.

• I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief.

  Bill Gates

  Religious, Mean, Trying

  "Bill Gates: The Rolling Stone Interview". Interview with Jeff Goodell, www.rollingstone.com. March 13, 2014.

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