I wish steve was there to watch him.

Why must people compare commencement speeches? They're not competing with each other.

Gates looking at an impoverished person and thinking "that could be me"; hats off to this couple. Their beliefs and work sets the the highest standards of charity and empathy to other rich people around the world.

It is touching to see how Bill and Melinda Gates feel for the suffering people and make an effort with their great wealth to make the world a better place for all.

"You're going to Stanford, you're going to Stanford!"

Thank you for posting this video. I saw the Commencement in person at Stanford's Stadium. It was an excellent joint presentation by Bill and Melinda Gates. Melinda said how she was powerless in certain situations to help some people who were desperately in need of help. She said that empathy is saying that could be me. Both of them said that we should be compassionate toward others. I want to thank Bill and Melinda Gates for coming and speak at that commencement.

The funny thing is that when he had his ideas for Microsoft and was trying to implement them, most of those administrators and students would have ridiculed him and made fun of him and his idea, likely telling him he can't make it. Maybe only a handful of truly succesful minded individuals like himself saw that he had potential. Now that he made it everyone is bowing down to him like he is a messiah and hes making money off of them, so he has the last laugh. What beautiful revenge success is.

You even added the subtitles. It is really considerate of you. Thank you very much.

LOVE Bill and Melinda Gates --- such wonderful people and how sad they are now divorced. They give so much to so many out here.

Listening to Melinda and Gates brought my tears, especially when Melinda says the ingredient of Luck, such a powerful speech, it will touch many hearts.

Bill and Melinda are so humble! I wish the little politicians from all over the world learn something from them. That will eliminate half the poverty. Many of these countries have enough land and wealth, but a few have grabbed them all and want to keep it that way.

i have seen statistics on poverty...but i had never really seen poverty...thats one hard truth for many in the society...

Optimism and Empathy. These are the words that are likely to help the world to be a better place. Thank you sir.

Thank you for letting me see this,I did quite enjoy the entire speech, Well done, Well Spoken Mr and Mrs Gates

So once more big respect to Microsoft, I think no one could do it batter, So you're the best in standing people

He's catching up with Steve. Just Kidding. I love both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. They are and will always remain intellectual inspirations.

I think the world is lucky to have the super-rich people (Bill, Warren, Mark and other super-rich) helping the needy.

Well respected.

John L. Hennessy's book Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey brought me here.

Great empathy admiration inspiration wish more frtune for him.

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yea stanford! you are valuable , you have values , & also that valoric quality . I VALUE YOUR APPLES TOO.

His wife has so much admiration.

@Melinda..You're wonderful. I do appreciate your words. I belong to India, I Do knw what's going devasting around that peoples.

When history is written about these two, long after they're gone, and a full account of how many people they've touched is fully realized, I can't imagine many better human beings, ever!

Fascinating commencement speech by Bill and Melinda Gates at Stanford. What does Experience of Suffering, Heart Break, Luck, Empathy, Optimism and Innovation lead to? You have to view the speech to figure out yourself. Keep some tissues handy, just in case. Melinda Gates speaks from her heart, and displays passion and energy of a determined woman who wants to change the world, one poor child and one deprived woman at a time. Bill Gates is the voice of reason and talks about how technology and innovation must help everyone, not just the rich.

what a stark contrast comparing to Steve Job and his 2005 speech!

Bill Gates is, any day, most respected person in my view for his charitable work...I like his thought that technology shouldn't create difference between rich and poor Not only Richest by wealth, also by heart, views and attitude...

USA people have a naive point of view of poverty, but I'm glad people like Bill and Melinda have an active social awareness. However you don't need to be a millionaire to catalyze social change, every body with creativity can do it (and everybody can be creative) not only Stanford Students. I think the work's biggest problems invites any idea from multiple disciplines, universities, nationalities and age. You don't need to be a computer scientist. Also artist, designers, musicians, sociologist are welcome. What ever passion you have, can contribute to solve the World's biggest problems. No matter how small is your action, because size doesn't matter but is intention, The world is full of unexpected and surpising results.

very moving speech.

great topics with a lot experience thank you very much for sharing great experience Bill and Melinda Gate shared something meaningful thank you very much everyone for sharing knowledge beneficial

You don't have to rush.... but in the course of your lives, perhaps without any plan on your part, you will see the suffering that is gonna break your heart and when it happens don't turn away from it, that's the moment the change is born.

HAPPY BLESSED BLISSFUL 123rd GRADUATION STANFORD. To All your Fathers out there HAPPY BLESSED BLISSFUL FATHERS' DAY!

💝 He is very modest and knowledgeable. It is so great to have a life partner like him. His wife must be very happy.💝

Optimism and empathy is ageless combination

Optimism and Empathy.

Brilliant Bless you both indeed

Bill and Melinda, Thank you for your inspirational speeches!

I hope someone will have Bill read this. It's very important. The 18:30 speech about the Optimist vs Pessimists is very disturbing. In this part of the speech, Bill defines Pessimists as people who complain about inequities. Bill seems to suggest that if the optimists pay attention to the "pessimists", that will hold back Innovations. He goes on to suggest, in a coded way, it's okay to ignore inequalities, because the exclusive optimists (i.e. Stanford Graduates) will create innovations beneficial to everyone, including the poor excluded complainers. Obviously, Bill edited his speech at 18:30. Even Melinda grimaced during that part of the speech.

OPTIMISM = BEING RESILIENT ... When you see suffer ... Birth of CHANGE.

I wonder when we will realise that we do not only mechanical engineers or programmers etc but social engineers as well. We have evolved technology at a high level yet we ignore the social-cultural evolution. The world needs more social engineering, social problems can be solved if humanity and universities invest in people to educate on this subject. The word is not only bits and bytes. Problems that need more investment for future generations: Pure and cheap Energy, Solving mortality-health problems, Space exploration, Social-city structure, Global Educational system. Best wishes for the 2014 graduates!

I envy Bill Gates, not for his money but rather for his wifes personality

Gates is a president without the title. He's independently trying to do what one would try to. Doing better than Obama, but he also doesn't have to deal with trivial things as a president would. So, it makes sense despite the good things Obama has done.

22:10 some people need this

That's great that they are donating so much time, effort, and resources to help impoverished people around the world. But we don't need to go to India and Africa to help impoverished people, I've seen a lot of homeless people here in the Phoenix, AZ area. If we can't even help our own people right here in America, how can we expect to help the rest of the world?

I'm a full time logistical supervisor. I'm not smarter then these future distracted drivers, but I have physically made money since I was 12. If Stanford has engineering and business degrees online for smart hard working people, I'm sold.

Steve! you will be missed.

Beautiful people. I'm so grateful Bill has chosen to use his wealth in the way that he has.

Well I wish I went to Stanford. D=

I like this most. We can help people if we do not lose hope.

One of the best. Congratulations to both of them for such a great speech.

What a wonderful Human being they are?Working Hard to change the World.May God give then Long Life.

Luck is necessary, whether it's for Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.

Wow thank you best message

Working..yes..

Gotta love them!!

why u ppl are not wearing degree caps with 180° flat top and a tail like cloth to it?

Its time for the real tough questions, how many

it is simple really, i have had to box with humanity's stupidity for so long that now, anyone who says anything smart, seems, to me, God sent! 😍

very nice you sir

Good speech by Bill and Melinda. But the commencement speech I found to be most profound and inspiring was Jim Carrey's commencement speech at Maharishi University of Management. Witty, wise, and stunningly creative--Carrey, I discovered, is a lot more than just a funny guy. Check it out.

Well done Melinda!

Feel like I just got a bachelor from Stanford.

They were wonderful speech. 😊

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solve problems, not play with puzzles. Hard to do though.

They couldn't have said it better

As vezes a gente lê a legenda é restegue só que é diferente.o resultado é só que não.

Imagining if I could give such speech someday and be a role model for other people.

4:44 'donating computers to school and libraries to be sure that everybody have Windows!' impressive how victor can write history. Bill Gates with his business practice set back computer world and entire planet for decades!

wonderful

Great initiative Bill and Melinda, great message and its a joy to hear from both of you :)

Google is not equal to goggle ... Inverted goggles doesn't mean different vision but jz a matter of sequence.

good work!

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Great speech.

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I am impressed with Bill and Melinda Gates speech at the Stanford commencement. Their empanthy, optimism, innovation and luck leads to success must have given positive impression on those graduating class of 2014. If few of them follow their path and inspired success than it will be worth Bill and Malinda's commencement speech. Gongratulations and best of luck to Stanford graduating 2014 class.

Sometimes it's the people you can't help that will inspire you the most - #MelindaGates on a helpess Indian woman in hospital.

they are very great .

Bill gates, Paul allen, Steve jobs, Steve wozniack: The greatest of the tech elite !!!! What can I say !

Thanks to Bill Gates and Melinda, nice to see you both, good luck to you and all others.

I absolutely loved it. Words like these inspire people to do more and more for the poorest and marginalized sections of our world. Its 6 am in India and I feel so much inspired to do something for people. I am gonna do something amazing today.

I would like to say, if you want to help to someone you to give him a job, and 2011 it was happen to me, so with this post I would like to show my big respect to mister Bill Gates

Great speech. Thank you both.

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This Reminds with Steve Jobs Speach

Steve Jobs 2005 speech rocks

Empathy tear down barriers...

Optimism is not the passive expectation that things are going to get better. It is the belief that we can make things better -Melinda Gates

The word NERD might be to humble yourselves to reach mine but I WILL INSIST what BEST suits us God's Masterpiece "GENIUS". Your TRADEMARK.

Wow, that speech just changed the plans and life of some of these graduates!

May God bless you, Bill and Melinda Gates :)

main idea : optimism

One of the most beneficial things wealthy philanthropists could do to benefit humanity would be to offer a billion dollar prize to anyone who can find a cost effective way to desalinate sea water. (By "cost effective" I mean competitive with the watershed in temperate climates. Also, disposal of waste brine would have to be figured in.) In the future water is going to be more important than oil.

HOW CAN A SYSTEM BE SET UP FOR A LOCAL COMPUTER STATION AT EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA SO TEACHERS CAN TEACH CLASSES OVER THE INTERNET???--IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL , MIDDLE SCHOOL & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AMERICA .

I hope these mass murderers go to prison soon, they’re destroying the world and will pay for it. Help us God.

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