Quotes by Bill Gates

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Every day were saying, How can we keep this customer happy? How can we get ahead in innovation by doing this, because if we dont, somebody else will.”

“Technology is ruled by two types of people: those who manage what they do not understand, and those who understand what they do not manage.”

“If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG”

“Once a new technology rolls over you, if youre not part of the steamroller, youre part of the road.”

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Dont let yourself be lulled into inaction.”

“Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.”

“Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that youve put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.”

“There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed”

“Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“[Smart] is an elusive concept. Theres a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.”

“If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.”

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.”

“Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute for free? The fact is, no one besides us has invested a lot of money in hobby software.”

Before you were born, your parents werent as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Life is not fair get used to used to it

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they cant lose.