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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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I think its fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool weve ever created. Theyre tools of communication, theyre tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user. – Bill Gates

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communication
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Bill Gates
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Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it werent so exciting. – Bill Gates

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funny
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Bill Gates
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We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Dont let yourself be lulled into inaction. – Bill Gates

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Change
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Society therefore is an ancient as the world. – Voltaire

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Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together. – Deepak Chopra

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The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control? – James Hillman

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Society

Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a products cost to society is reflected in the price of that product. – Eliot Spitzer

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God is in the sadness and the laughter, in the bitter and the sweet. – Neale Donald Walsch

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Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 – Bible

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