Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document that. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Looking at these issues as a businessman, I believe that investing in the world's poorest people is the smartest way that our… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The power of capitalism to mediate the gap between rich and poor is pretty incredible. Indeed, I think, year by year, the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There's only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that's already been written. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It tries to balance out. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It starts to balance out. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In some ways, if you make mistakes with your own money, you don't feel as bad about it as if it was… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The only role other than paying their taxes, whatever those are, the only role for philanthropy broadly - of which the rich… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Now, if you're rich, you can spend a lot of money, Netherlands-style, and reduce that. But Bangladesh or parts of India, like… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We're responsible for the creation of the PC industry. The whole idea of compatible machines and lots of software, that's something we… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Contrary to Piketty’s rentier hypothesis, I don’t see anyone on the [Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans] whose ancestors bought a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In a system of capitalism, as people's wealth rises, the financial incentive to serve them rises. As their wealth falls, the financial… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I don't believe in creating dynastic wealth. I don't really believe that in a society that aspires to be meritocratic and that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I never would have predicted it. I didn't set out to achieve some level of wealth or size of company. I remember… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Every day were saying, 'How can we keep this customer happy?' How can we get ahead in innovation by doing this, because… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
My mom was on the United Way group that decides how to allocate the money and looks at all the different charities… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Imagine, just for the sake of discussion, that you had a few hours a week and a few dollars a month to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I believe that with great wealth comes great responsibility, a responsibility to give back to society and a responsibility to see that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
About three million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't pay for the software. Someday they will, though. As… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Gates Copy Share
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied. — Bill Gates Copy Share
We're focused on providing innovations in software, driving the continuous improvement for a much better experience, and there's a lot going on here that… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering. — Bill Gates Copy Share
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great. — Bill Gates Copy Share
Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Over time, yes, countries will need to look at specific GMO products like they look at drugs today, where they don't approve them all.… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive. — Bill Gates Copy Share
I don't think there's anything unique about human intellience. All the nuerons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share
At every juncture, advanced tools have been the key to a new wave of applications, and each wave of applications has been key to… — Bill Gates Copy Share
Talking to mothers, always brings it home because they're so anxious to do everything they can for their kids and so tragic for them. — Bill Gates Copy Share
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