Who said "If you think optimism is blind, you have to study the data."?

This quote is attributed to Bill Gates.

If you think optimism is blind, you have to study the data. - Bill Gates

"If you think optimism is blind, you have to study the data."

Bill Gates Hope

Software Magnate American Born 1955 (age 71)

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