"Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It’s not a popular position." ― Bill Gates Topic(s): Dad More From Bill Gates "People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines… There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters." "I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot." "I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you’re trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you’re giving it away. I mean is it gonna erode your ability, you know, to make money? Are you gonna somehow get confused about what you’re trying to do?" More In Dad "My hat was pulled down and this girl said ‘Are you really him?’ I whispered ‘Yeah, I’m really him.’ She screamed, ‘Mom! Dad! It’s Heath Ledger!"― Josh Hartnett "My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo."― Arabella Weir "Dad kept us out of school, but school comes and goes. Family is forever."― Charlie Sheen