So Silicon Valley may not have been the perfect meritocracy, but there is hope that it will soon be, and that our women may save the world.

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But we fully intend to spend more than the next 10 countries combined on our mission to save the world not just this year, but for the indefinite future.

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It is all worth it because I get to visit our amazing clients and hear about their passions around developing cures for cancer, inventing alternative energy solutions to save our planet or using technology to drive world financial markets.

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They watched their own parents suffer during the Depression, they went overseas for years on end when our nation asked them to save the world, and when they came home, to the prosperity of the Eisenhower years, they crossed their fingers and hoped the good times were not an illusion.

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If we could all live life by these five rules we would save ourselves a world of heartache, frustration, and money throughout our professional lives.

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So as we approach this New Year in our ever-evolving world, here is my wish for 2013: Endeavor to save your judgment.

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But we easily forget that until Gates stepped aside from his business to, yes, save the world, he was widely despised as someone who gave us products that vexed us and made our lives harder in as many ways as they helped us, who often seemed to be in it for corporate enrichment and domination above all.

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We have a little catching up to do, but we have restructured our educational system, we have devoted more to human resource development and to making our younger people more conscious of the need to be really dedicated in this very competitive world and to save and save and save.

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