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56 Famous Bill Gates Quotes (TECHNOLOGY)

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12 of the Best Bill Gates Quotes (INSPIRATIONAL)

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.
If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.
If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.
If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.
Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world… if you do so, you are insulting yourself.
Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world… if you do so, you are insulting yourself.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared.
Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared.
Life is not fair — get used to it!
Life is not fair — get used to it!
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

15 Inspirational Bill Gates Quotes on Technology and Software (MICROSOFT)

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”

Bill Gates
DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created.
DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created.
Personally, I’d like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.
Personally, I’d like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.
If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.
I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.

“Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get their feedback and understand their needs.”

Bill Gates
Computers are great because when you're working with them you get immediate results that let you know if your program works. It's feedback you don't get from many other things.
Computers are great because when you’re working with them you get immediate results that let you know if your program works. It’s feedback you don’t get from many other things.
I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.
I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.
Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.
Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top – I’m afraid that’s not quite right.
At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top – I’m afraid that’s not quite right.
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren’t so exciting.
Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren’t so exciting.
Well, Steve [Jobs]… I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbour named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.
Well, Steve [Jobs]… I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbour named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.

19 Bill Gates Quotes on Success, Dreams and Education (LIFE)

“I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. But once you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.”

Bill Gates
Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.
Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.
Patience is a key element of success.
Patience is a key element of success.
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.
Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.
To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.
To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.
Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time so that you don’t revisit the issue unnecessarily.
Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time so that you don’t revisit the issue unnecessarily.
When you have money in hand only you forget who are you but when you do not have any money in your hand, the whole world forgets who you are. It’s life!
When you have money in hand only you forget who are you but when you do not have any money in your hand, the whole world forgets who you are. It’s life!
If your culture doesn’t like geeks, you are in real trouble.
If your culture doesn’t like geeks, you are in real trouble.
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.
Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride.
Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.
Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.
Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

10 Bill Gates Quotes on Philanthropies and Giving Back (GATES FOUNDATION)

The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.
The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.
Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity – the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.
Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity – the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.
The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.
The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work'.
Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work’.
Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.
Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.
The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful.
The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful.
Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.
Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.
We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well.
We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well.
When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy.
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy.

Bill Gates Short Biography

Born 28 October 1955 in Seattle, Washington, United States, William Henry Gates III, more commonly known as Bill, is a philanthropist, software developer, and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.

At only 13 years old Gates had already written his first software program. As a teenager, he formed a group of programmers that would take on programming projects, such as computerizing their school’s payroll system.

Gates graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Lakeside School in 1972. He enrolled at Harvard College the following year as a pre-law major with mathematics and computer science graduate courses. Gates left Harvard two years later, and never returned to finish his degree.

Upon leaving Harvard, Gates formed Microsoft with his longtime friend Paul Allen. In July 1980, Microsoft was approached by IBM to form a partnership. This partnership aided in Microsoft’s growth into the prime software company in the world. Microsoft Windows released its first market version in November 1985.

For most of his tenure as founder, Gates was in charge of Microsoft’s product strategy, but his primary position at the company was manager and chief executive.

In 2000, Gates with his wife Melinda established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2013, their foundation was considered the world’s wealthiest charitable foundation.

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