Bill Gates Quotes
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What destroys more self-confidence than any other educational thing in America is being assigned to some remedial math when you get into some college, and then it's not taught very well and you end up with this sense of, 'Hey, I can't really figure those things out.'
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That it's a worldwide thing that families are better off.
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The death of a child is an incredible tragedy all over the world. Back in 1990, about 12 percent of children were dying before they reached the age of 5.
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This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 50.
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I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them.
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There is competition, .. Can any Microsoft endure future competition without innovation? The answer is no. We've got to keep changing.
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Think of business as a good game. Lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.
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I was a kind of hyper-intense person in my twenties and very impatient.
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My job is about the most fun thing I do, but I have a broad set of interests, going places, reading things, doing things.
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Our leadership in Microsoft has that - "hey, we are the best in certain ways," and so we get the best people. That any kind of positive dynamic is quite good, so I love what's going on there, it's fun.
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Nobody spends any money on smallpox unless they worry about a bio-terrorist recreating it.
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Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.
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To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.
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The trouble with energy farming is that the energy isn't always where you want to use it, and it isn't always when you want to use it.
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Your customers get better when you do.
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I believe that every life is valuable. That we can make things better. That innovation is the key to a bright future. That we're just getting started.
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I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book.
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It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.
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I reboot my Windows PC every night.
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I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies.
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How much further beyond basic research the role of the government should be, you could have a really good debate about it. Almost nobody would say it's zero. But that's where at least we need the private sector to play a big role.
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I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved.
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There certainly is a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive.
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Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.