Bill Gates: Even If I Knew that My Marriage Wouldn’t Last Forever, I Would Still Do It Again

GUTHRIE Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ you your personal life ░░░░░░░░ is a very personal ░░░░░░░░ Last time I think ░░░░░░░░ were here was the ░░░░░░░░ of the pandemic You ░░░░░░░░ just been through a ░░░░░░░░ time We talked at ░░░░░░░░ about your separation and ░░░░░░░░ from Melinda your wife ░░░░░░░░ 27 years You recently ░░░░░░░░ that that was the ░░░░░░░░ regret of your life ░░░░░░░░ did you mean by ░░░░░░░░ GATES Well my business ░░░░░░░░ although there had been ░░░░░░░░ ups and downs has ░░░░░░░░ incredibly phenomenal My kids ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal So it s ░░░░░░░░ hard for me to ░░░░░░░░ or complain about things ░░░░░░░░ know I m I ░░░░░░░░ passed the divorce and ░░░░░░░░ is doing well I ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that I love to ░░░░░░░░ so you know I ░░░░░░░░ not really complaining about ░░░░░░░░ GUTHRIE No But when ░░░░░░░░ say regret like if ░░░░░░░░ could waive a magic ░░░░░░░░ it wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ GATES No I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ go that far Even ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t great having ░░░░░░░░ three kids the work ░░░░░░░░ were able to do ░░░░░░░░ I you know even ░░░░░░░░ I knew that it ░░░░░░░░ t last forever I ░░░░░░░░ still do it again ░░░░░░░░ And you have lot ░░░░░░░░ of good things in ░░░░░░░░ life You have two ░░░░░░░░ little granddaughters And again ░░░░░░░░ re a red carpet ░░░░░░░░ There is a woman ░░░░░░░░ your life named Paula ░░░░░░░░ GATES That s right ░░░░░░░░ m lucky to have ░░░░░░░░ serious girlfriend named Paula ░░░░░░░░ re having fun going ░░░░░░░░ the Olympics and lots ░░░░░░░░ great things GUTHRIE What ░░░░░░░░ those grandkids I know ░░░░░░░░ re little You were ░░░░░░░░ Possible coders do you ░░░░░░░░ Do you see any ░░░░░░░░ of genius there GATES ░░░░░░░░ you never want to ░░░░░░░░ kids to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing that you did ░░░░░░░░ Especially when they re ░░░░░░░░ months old GATES Yeah ░░░░░░░░ oldest is turning 2 ░░░░░░░░ week and so I ░░░░░░░░ some nice fluffy dolls ░░░░░░░░ know I ll try ░░░░░░░░ be a good grandfather ░░░░░░░░ some books like my ░░░░░░░░ did GUTHRIE Well there ░░░░░░░░ some great stories about ░░░░░░░░ grandma in particular in ░░░░░░░░ book Bill thank you ░░░░░░░░ much It s great ░░░░░░░░ have you here The ░░░░░░░░ is called Source Code ░░░░░░░░ it is out today.”