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Quote of the day: Gates: 'I wish I wasn't' the richest man

Michelle Meyers
Michelle Meyers wrote and edited CNET News stories from 2005 to 2020 and is now a contributor to CNET.
Michelle Meyers

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told an online advertising conference Wednesday that he'd prefer not to be the richest person in the world, according to the Associated Press.

"I wish I wasn't," he said in an interview with Donny Deutsch, the host of an interview show on CNBC. "There's nothing good that comes out of that. You get more visibility as a result of it."

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