49:59 Gates likes the great Gatsby, and there is an engraving on the roof of his study: he had come a long way to this blue lawn. And his dreams must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.
At the end of the documentary, Gates' mother stated a piece of awareness about the meaning of life: Each one of us has to start out with developing his or her own definition of success. And when we have these specific expectations of ourselves, we're more likely to live up to them. Ultimately, it's not what you get or even what you give. It's what you become.
48:57 When confronted with something really difficult, he always gives the same answer: work harder.
ep1 05:16 you have to picka pretty finite number of things to tell your mind to work on. you have to decide what should you care about.
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