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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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Digital reading will completely take over. Its lightweight and its fantastic for sharing. Over time it will take over. – Bill Gates

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Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. Theres a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. – Bill Gates

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Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. – Bill Gates

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Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue. – Honore de Balzac

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A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness. – Kevin Kelly

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Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. Its us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians. – Sarah Zettel

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The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. – John Stuart Mill

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Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man. – Hugh Blair

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All politics is local. – Thomas P. ONeill

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A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Methamphetamine is a hideous drug. Meth makes a person become paranoid, violent, and aggressive – making them a serious threat to society and law enforcement. And maybe more importantly, meth users are a threat to their own children and families. – Dirk Kempthorne

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