--- title: "14 Cost Quotes By Bill Gates" description: "14 Cost quotes by Bill Gates. Plus more from Bill Gates and more Cost sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/bill-gates-137_budget_the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-t_1779784.jpg" --- > [The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-trim-the-budget-by-cutting-aid/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/bill-gates-137_budget_the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-t_1779784.jpg) > [You have the refugee crisis triggered by Syria. That's got a lot of costs associated with it. Domestically, budgets are incredibly tight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/you-have-the-refugee-crisis-triggered-by-syria-that-s-got-a-lot-of/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/bill-gates-137_budgets_you-have-the-refugee-crisis-triggered-by_47967.jpg) > [You might say, well, aren't people saying that about wind and solar today? Not really. Only in the super-narrow sense that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/you-might-say-well-aren-t-people-saying-that-about-wind-and-solar/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/bill-gates-137_climate_you-might-say-well-aren-t-people-saying_515021.jpg) > [Microsoft has had its success by doing low-cost products and constantly improving those products and we've really redefined the IT industry to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/microsoft-has-had-its-success-by-doing-low-cost-products-and/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/bill-gates-137_business_microsoft-has-had-its-success-by-doing-l_902913.jpg) > [In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-cost-demands-and-other/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/bill-gates-137_challenges_in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-co_2091911.jpg) > [I believe it’s not only possible to eradicate malaria; I believe it’s necessary. Ultimately, the cost of controlling it endlessly is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-believe-it-s-not-only-possible-to-eradicate-malaria-i-believe-it-s/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/bill-gates-137_believe_i-believe-it-s-not-only-possible-to-erad_2601154.jpg) > [When I say "an energy miracle," I mean that there will be some form of energy whose 24 hour cost really is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that-there-will-be-some-form-of/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bill-gates-137_beats_when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that_2169181.jpg) > [The most straightforward path would be if we could bring the cost of solar electric and wind down by another factor of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-if-we-could-bring-the-cost-of/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/bill-gates-137_blow_the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-i_552865.jpg) > [Unfortunately, in rich-world health, innovation is both your friend and your enemy. Innovation is inventing organ replacement, joint replacement. We're inventing ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innovation-is-both-your-friend-and/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/bill-gates-137_average_unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innov_1350912.jpg) > [I have to admit that business-type thoughts do sneak into my head: I hope our customers pay us, I hope this stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-have-to-admit-that-business-type-thoughts-do-sneak-into-my-head-i/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/bill-gates-137_bigs_i-have-to-admit-that-business-type-thoug_1522028.jpg) > [If you really could take the CO2, when you burn hydrocarbons - coal, for example - if you could really capture the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/if-you-really-could-take-the-co2-when-you-burn-hydrocarbons-coal-for/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/bill-gates-137_capture_if-you-really-could-take-the-co2-when-yo_1762356.jpg) > [The US in some ways has been the best. Who figured out shale gas? Although that wasn't a good thing \[for CO2…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-us-in-some-ways-has-been-the-best-who-figured-out-shale-gas/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/bill-gates-137_british_the-us-in-some-ways-has-been-the-best-wh_251716.jpg) > [Someone in the society has to deal with the reality that there are finite resources and we're making trade-offs, and be explicit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/someone-in-the-society-has-to-deal-with-the-reality-that-there-are/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c5/bill-gates-137_asking_someone-in-the-society-has-to-deal-with_1934267.jpg) > [Most innovations, unfortunately, actually increase the net costs of the healthcare system. There's a few, particularly having to do with chronic diseases,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/most-innovations-unfortunately-actually-increase-the-net-costs-of-the/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/bill-gates-137_alzheimer_most-innovations-unfortunately-actually_2235582.jpg) ## Other authors on Cost ## More by Bill Gates > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/if-you-re-a-person-struggling-to-eat-and-stay-healthy-you-might-have/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-really-had-a-lot-of-dreams-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-think-a-great/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/understanding-science-and-pushing-the-boundaries-of-science-is-what/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-re-focused-on-providing-innovations-in-software-driving-the/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/paper-is-no-longer-a-big-part-of-my-day-i-get-90-of-my-news-online/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Software will get to be somewhat more mature, ah, but it will never be as predictable as most areas of engineering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/software-will-get-to-be-somewhat-more-mature-ah-but-it-will-never-be/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/students-deserve-great-teachers-and-teachers-deserve-the-support-they/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [The machines need to get faster. They need to get cheaper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-machines-need-to-get-faster-they-need-to-get-cheaper/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/like-many-others-i-have-deep-misgivings-about-the-state-of-education/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/over-time-yes-countries-will-need-to-look-at-specific-gmo-products/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/competition-is-always-a-fantastic-thing-and-the-computer-industry-is/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-don-t-think-there-s-anything-unique-about-human-intellience-all-the/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [At every juncture, advanced tools have been the key to a new wave of applications, and each wave of applications has been key to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/at-every-juncture-advanced-tools-have-been-the-key-to-a-new-wave-of/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [Software is more important than hardware.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/software-is-more-important-than-hardware/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/talking-to-mothers-always-brings-it-home-because-they-re-so-anxious/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cost/bill-gates/#itemlist", "name": "14 Cost Quotes By Bill Gates", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Gates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-trim-the-budget-by-cutting-aid/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/bill-gates-137_budget_the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-t_1779784.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/bill-gates-137_budget_the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-t_1779784.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/bill-gates-137_budget_the-next-time-someone-tells-you-we-can-t_1779784.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will…” — Bill Gates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have the refugee crisis triggered by Syria. 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You invent it, then you look at how much its costs go down over the next 20 years, that it really beats hydrocarbons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Gates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that-there-will-be-some-form-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bill-gates-137_beats_when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that_2169181.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bill-gates-137_beats_when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that_2169181.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bill-gates-137_beats_when-i-say-an-energy-miracle-i-mean-that_2169181.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I say \"an energy miracle,\" I mean that there will be some form of energy whose 24 hour cost really is…” — Bill Gates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most straightforward path would be if we could bring the cost of solar electric and wind down by another factor of say, three, and then have some miraculous storage solution, so that not only over the 24-hour day but over long periods of time where the wind doesn't blow, you have reliable energy. 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That's not a guaranteed path.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Gates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-if-we-could-bring-the-cost-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/bill-gates-137_blow_the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-i_552865.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/bill-gates-137_blow_the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-i_552865.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/bill-gates-137_blow_the-most-straightforward-path-would-be-i_552865.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most straightforward path would be if we could bring the cost of solar electric and wind down by another…” — Bill Gates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unfortunately, in rich-world health, innovation is both your friend and your enemy. Innovation is inventing organ replacement, joint replacement. We're inventing ways of doing new things that cost $300,000 and take people in their 70s and, on average, give them an extra, say, two or three years of life. And then you have to say, given finite resources, should we fire two or three teachers to do this operation?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Gates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innovation-is-both-your-friend-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/bill-gates-137_average_unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innov_1350912.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/bill-gates-137_average_unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innov_1350912.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/bill-gates-137_average_unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innov_1350912.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unfortunately, in rich-world health, innovation is both your friend and your enemy. 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