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title: "5 Faster Quotes By Bill Gates"
description: "5 Faster quotes by Bill Gates. Plus more from Bill Gates and more Faster sayings from other authors."
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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/bill-gates-137_cheaper_the-machines-need-to-get-faster-they-nee_18948.jpg)

> [The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-worst-pandemic-in-modern-history-was-the-spanish-flu-of-1918/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/bill-gates-137_faster_the-worst-pandemic-in-modern-history-was_905574.jpg)

> [Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/sometimes-we-do-get-taken-by-surprise-for-example-when-the-internet-2/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/bill-gates-137_deeper_sometimes-we-do-get-taken-by-surprise-fo_1429339.jpg)

> [But the improvements will happen faster and last longer if we can channel market forces, including innovation that's tailored to the needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/but-the-improvements-will-happen-faster-and-last-longer-if-we-can/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/bill-gates-137_better-way_but-the-improvements-will-happen-faster_1580115.jpg)

> [Any machine that can run a browser is not thin. The browser has to be the thickest application man has ever invented,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/any-machine-that-can-run-a-browser-is-not-thin-the-browser-has-to-be/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

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## Other authors on Faster

## 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/)

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