We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Life is not a continuous process, there's some sort of finite number of achievements that defines your life. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Learning from mistakes and constantly improving products is a key in all successful companies. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Microsoft has had its success by doing low-cost products and constantly improving those products and we've really redefined the IT industry to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, 'Yes, my country… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The Internet will help achieve "friction free capitalism" by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I studied everything but never topped. but today, the topnotcher of the best universities are my employees... — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Anything you do, you better enjoy it for its value. Because people are going to second-guess everything you do. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts. — 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
