Bill Gates Quotes

By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world.

We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.

The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.

We're changing the world with technology.

Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.

I am not topper in my university but all toppers are working in my microsoft company.

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance... you thrive on that.

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.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

There's only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that's already been written.

To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.

If you’re a person struggling to eat and stay healthy you might have heard about Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali, but you’ll never have heard of Bill Gates.

Convert bad news to good news.

Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyor belt... They made their way through the machine... A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water.

Improving the health & productivity of the poorest is one of the best investments you can make in the future of the world

I read an hour almost every night. It's part of falling asleep.

I'm not an educator ... I'm a learner.

I work hard because I love my work.

The information highway will transform our culture as dramatically as Gutenberg's press did the Middle Ages.

I would counsel people to go to college, because it's one of the best times in your life in terms of who you meet and develop a broad set of intellectual skills.

If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It tries to balance out.

The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response.

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world.

Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Microsoft was founded with a vision of a computer on every desk, and in every home. We've never wavered from that vision.

Don't wallow in failure. Instead, learn from it.

We will never make a 32-bit operating system.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Robots will play an important role in providing physical assistance and even companionship for the elderly.

To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

The more you learn, the more you have a framework that the knowledge fits into.

Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they?

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future.

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 irritating.

The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.

Once you embrace unpleasant news, not as a negative but as evidence of a need for change, you aren't defeated by it. You're learning from it.

We're all responsible for creating a polio-free world while we still can.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

Two years from now, spam will be solved.

Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.