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Bill Gates credits billionaire Warren Buffett with influencing his philanthropy
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5/10/2025
Bill Gates told Fortune in an exclusive interview that he credits billionaire Warren Buffett with influencing his philanthropy.
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You know, I'm extremely lucky that my ownership of Microsoft became incredibly valuable.
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And my parents had incredible values of volunteering in the community and giving of their resources.
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You know, both of my parents were always okay, you know, to whom much is given, much is expected.
00:23
In fact, my mom said that when Melinda and I got married,
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that was one of the opportunities or challenges we'd have was to give the money back.
00:34
You know, and so once you decide what your own consumption will be
00:37
and what an appropriate level for your kids is, you know, the balance is there for philanthropy.
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Warren Buffett had a cover story in Fortune before I even met him that said,
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hey, think carefully about how much you give to your kids because it can actually,
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if you give too much, it can be a problem.
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And so Melinda and I, over the years, you know, came to a view on a mouth that's generous by some measures,
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but percentage-wise quite modest.
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Even before we got married, we were talking about, okay, this would be important.
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And we really picked health in poor countries and education,
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starting with the United States, as our primary priorities.
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