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Haivaid
Univoisily
une 27, 2008
iII galos Iofl Miciosofl fuII-lino voik as chaiinan
of Miciosofl
2OO9
iII Calos is sliII lho iichosl nan in lho voiId vilh
$ 4O.O liIIion
ist is the ranking of the world's richest
billionaires as of February 13, 2009
W W businessman businessman
W W technologist technologist
W W philanthropist philanthropist
IhiIanlhiopy
is aIso inpoilanl lo Calos
Sol up in 2OOO ly Mi Calos and his vifo
MoIinda, lho foundalion has a $28.8 liIIion
ondovnonl and is dodicalod lo pionoling
gioaloi oquaIily in gIolaI hoaIlh and
Ioaining.
Lndovnonl of $28.8 billion.
W $3.6 billion to organizations working in
global health
W $2 billion to improve learning opportunities
W $477 million to community projects in the
Pacific Northwest
W $488 million to special projects and annual
giving campaigns.
Supports work in more than 100 .nuntrIcs.
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cnd up wnrkIng fnr nnc.
W I rca!!y had a !nt nf drcams whcn I
was a kId, and I thInk a grcat dca! nf
that grcw nut nf thc fa.t that I had a
.han.c tn rcad a !nt.
W If ynu .an't makc It gnnd, at !cast
makc It !nnk gnnd.
W Intc!!c.tua! prnpcrty has thc shc!f
!Ifc nf a banana.
W LIfc Is nnt faIr, gct uscd tn It.
W 5u..css Is a !nusy tca.hcr. It scdu.cs
smart pcnp!c Intn thInkIng thcy .an't
!nsc.
W Thc Intcrnct Is bc.nmIng thc tnwn
squarc fnr thc g!nba! vI!!agc nf
tnmnrrnw.
W Tc!cvIsInn Is NOT rca! !Ifc. In rca!
!Ifc pcnp!c a.tua!!y havc tn !cavc thc
.nffcc shnp and gn tn jnbs.
W LIfc Is nnt dIvIdcd Intn tcrms. Ynu
dnn't gct summcrs nff and vcry fcw
cmp!nycrs arc Intcrcstcd In hc!pIng
ynu FIND YOUR5ELF. Dn that nn
ynur nwn tImc.
W F!IppIng burgcrs Is nnt bcncath ynur
dIgnIty. Ynur grandparcnts had a
dIffcrcnt wnrd fnr burgcr f!IppIng:
thcy .a!!cd It nppnrtunIty.
W If ynu mcss up, It's nnt ynur parcnts'
fau!t, sn dnn't whInc abnut ynur
mIstakcs, !carn frnm thcm.
The End