Explore the wisdom and insights of Bill Gates, the visionary co-founder of Microsoft, through a collection of thought-provoking quotes that span business, innovation, leadership, and life. Discover pearls of wisdom that shed light on success, failure, learning, and empowerment. Dive into the mind of a tech pioneer and philanthropist whose words continue to inspire and motivate. Join us in celebrating the wisdom and vision of Bill Gates through his profound and impactful quotes.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
Bill Gates Quotes in English
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.
Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.
Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.
By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down.
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.
I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.
Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers – organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative – if we don’t solve these security problems, then people will hold back.
I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they’re interested in.
Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.
Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it’s digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules – not just for governments but for private companies.
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
Microsoft is not about greed. It’s about innovation and fairness.
The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.
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.
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy.
If your culture doesn’t like geeks, you are in real trouble.
If you’re low-income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than you do of getting a four-year degree. And that doesn’t seem entirely fair.
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Globalization has made copper and other minerals more valuable, and Ghana and Kenya have recently discovered mineral resources.
Life is not fair; get used to it
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
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.
If you are born poor, it’s not your mistake. But if you die poor, it is your mistake.
It’s not about how much money you make; it’s about how much you can give back.
Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
If you are born with a gift, to behave like it is an achievement is not right.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
We always need to be asking ourselves, ‘What is the impact on society? How can we do it in a way that really helps people?’
If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light.
It’s fine to have unique qualities, but I would say it’s better to have unique qualities within a normal range.
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?
I believe in innovation, and the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.
The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
It’s not just choosing the right products; it’s making sure the customer knows how to use them.
I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they’re interested in.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.
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.
Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it’s true.
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.
In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance… you thrive on that.
It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
If you are born with a gift, to behave like it is an achievement is not right.
We always start with a vision of where we want to go. The vision is really rooted in our values.
Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.
I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.
It’s not just being able to write code; that is useful, but it’s being able to think through how to use code to solve problems.
I’m a big believer in the power of data.
The most important thing is to never stop questioning.
Life is not fair; get used to it.
The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
Don’t let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.
It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
If you have a good idea, or you think you have a good idea, don’t give up on it. Just try and try, and try, and try.
I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don’t just think, yes, my country is doing well, but you think about the world at large.
If I’d had some set idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?
It’s not a good idea to start something if you’re not passionate about it.
Software is a great combination of artistry and engineering.
I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created.
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.
It’s not just what you say about your product, it’s what others say about it.
If you are fanatical and have a vision, you can get a lot done.
In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don’t know if there’s a god or not, but I think religious principles are quite valid.
It’s a nice reader, but there’s nothing on the iPad I look at and say, ‘Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it.’
The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and fished out listings of their operating system.
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.
Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone.
I’m a geek. I like geeks. Geeks are cool. Geeks set the trends. Geeks are leaders. It’s geeks who bring us forward.
It’s hard to overstate how much you may change the world through computers and the internet.
To create a new standard, it takes something that’s not just a little bit different, it takes something that’s really new and really captures people’s imagination, and the Macintosh, of all the machines I’ve ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard.
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
In the next century, planet earth will don an electronic skin. It will use the Internet as a scaffold to support and transmit its sensations.
I think that to some extent later in life, I was not as in touch with the different ways that young people could be inspired.
If you have a vision and you are fanatical and want to do things your way, then you have a great opportunity to be an entrepreneur.
If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.
Your success has to be based on what you’re giving back.
The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.
