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A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, bu

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited its less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society. – Bill Gates

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Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. Its not a popular position. – Bill Gates

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Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. – Bill Gates

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Its fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. – Bill Gates

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When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society. – H. Rap Brown

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