Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Bill Gates Quotes: A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.
         

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.


Bill Gates
Check all other quotes by Bill Gates

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Bill Gates Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/A-first-generation-fortune-is-the-most-414266>.





Check out


Other quotes of Bill Gates


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 can't make it good, at least make it look good.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.



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.



If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.

If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.



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.



We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but we get Growth from only those who don't agree with us !

We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but we get Growth from only those who don't agree with us !



I have $100 billion... You realize I could spend $3 million a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's if I don't make another dime.

I have $100 billion... You realize I could spend $3 million a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's if I don't make another dime.



Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize in positive ways to help society.

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize in positive ways to help society.



I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.



Vision without execution is daydreaming.

Vision without execution is daydreaming.





Other quotes you may like


Family is always a mirror. You can hide from other people, you can even hide from yourself, but your family is going to reflect what you’re doing right back at you.

Family is always a mirror. You can hide from other people, you can even hide from yourself, but your family is going to reflect what you’re doing right back at you.



You don’t need to require a woman to be what you want her to be

You don’t need to require a woman to be what you want her to be



Where there's possibility there is also hope.

Where there's possibility there is also hope.



We were terrified that Jones would settle. It was contrary to our purpose of bringing down the president.

We were terrified that Jones would settle. It was contrary to our purpose of bringing down the president.



I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.

I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.



But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission has no soul? Why would you say anything?

But I didn't know what to say to him. What do you say to a man that by his own admission has no soul? Why would you say anything?



Not everything was lost in the flow of time

Not everything was lost in the flow of time



The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.



Oh, gods, you’re mated! I really hope it’s to Aimee. (Bride) Thankfully so. Otherwise I’d have had to kill me some ho and then beat Fang senseless. (Aimee)

Oh, gods, you’re mated! I really hope it’s to Aimee. (Bride) Thankfully so. Otherwise I’d have had to kill me some ho and then beat Fang senseless. (Aimee)



Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves.

Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.". Author of this quote is Bill Gates. This quote is about firsts, fortune, generations, given, society,.