--- title: "5 Gates Quotes By Dave Barry" description: "5 Gates quotes by Dave Barry. Plus more from Dave Barry and more Gates sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/dave-barry-222_bills_i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibito_139871.png" --- > [I watched as an extremely nerdy exhibitor - I'm talking about a guy who makes Bill Gates look like Brad Pitt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibitor-i-m-talking-about-a-guy-who/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/dave-barry-222_bills_i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibito_139871.png) > [The hugely popular Windows 95 operating system revolutionized the software world thanks to its capability of accomplishing the seemingly impossible task of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating-system-revolutionized-the/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/dave-barry-222_bills_the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating_761600.jpg) > [I bought Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1415926, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows RSVP, The Best of Windows, Windows Strikes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows-3-1415926-windows-95-windows/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/dave-barry-222_bills_i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows_907362.png) > [Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/bill-gates-is-a-very-rich-man-today-and-do-you-want-to-know-why-the/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/dave-barry-222_gates_bill-gates-is-a-very-rich-man-today-and_1865146.png) > [My current computer, in addition to 'DOS,' has 'Windows,' which is another invention of Bill Gates, designed as a security measure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/my-current-computer-in-addition-to-dos-has-windows-which-is-another/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/dave-barry-222_able_my-current-computer-in-addition-to-dos-h_2872546.jpg) ## Other authors on Gates ## More by Dave Barry > [This is true; virtually all edible substances, and many automotive products, are now marketed as being low-fat or fat-free. Americans are obsessed with fat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/this-is-true-virtually-all-edible-substances-and-many-automotive/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [This ball was so crowded that it took me - a trained professional journalist with vast experience in this area - forty five minutes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/this-ball-was-so-crowded-that-it-took-me-a-trained-professional/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [The hardest thing about being a guy is that women don't accept that you really are just a simple, pathetic, labrador retriever-like creature. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-hardest-thing-about-being-a-guy-is-that-women-don-t-accept-that/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-ultimate-camping-trip-was-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/although-golf-was-originally-restricted-to-wealthy-overweight/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Entire new continent can emerge from the ocean in the time it takes for a Web page to show up on your screen. Contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/entire-new-continent-can-emerge-from-the-ocean-in-the-time-it-takes/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [He was distracted by a giggle, and turned to see a rare sight: a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/he-was-distracted-by-a-giggle-and-turned-to-see-a-rare-sight-a-girl/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [The major parties could conduct live human sacrifices on their podiums during prime time, and I doubt that anybody would notice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-major-parties-could-conduct-live-human-sacrifices-on-their/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice two things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/if-you-look-at-any-list-of-great-modern-writers-such-as-ernest/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Don't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/don-t-you-wish-you-had-a-job-like-mine-all-you-have-to-do-is-think-up/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [“Despite the gulf, physical and cultural, between the United States and Japan, both societies are, in the end, made up of people, and people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/despite-the-gulf-physical-and-cultural-between-the-united-states-and/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Before going on a diet you should consult your doctor, or at least send him some money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/before-going-on-a-diet-you-should-consult-your-doctor-or-at-least/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Never trust anything you read in a travel article.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/never-trust-anything-you-read-in-a-travel-article/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it "Christmas" and went to church; the Jews called it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/in-the-old-days-it-was-not-called-the-holiday-season-the-christians/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) > [Always remember that if editors were so damned smart, they would know how to dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/always-remember-that-if-editors-were-so-damned-smart-they-would-know/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gates/dave-barry/#itemlist", "name": "5 Gates Quotes By Dave Barry", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I watched as an extremely nerdy exhibitor - I'm talking about a guy who makes Bill Gates look like Brad Pitt.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibitor-i-m-talking-about-a-guy-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/dave-barry-222_bills_i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibito_139871.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/dave-barry-222_bills_i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibito_139871.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/dave-barry-222_bills_i-watched-as-an-extremely-nerdy-exhibito_139871.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I watched as an extremely nerdy exhibitor - I'm talking about a guy who makes Bill Gates look like Brad Pitt.” — Dave Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The hugely popular Windows 95 operating system revolutionized the software world thanks to its capability of accomplishing the seemingly impossible task of making Bill Gates even richer than he already was.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating-system-revolutionized-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/dave-barry-222_bills_the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating_761600.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/dave-barry-222_bills_the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating_761600.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/dave-barry-222_bills_the-hugely-popular-windows-95-operating_761600.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The hugely popular Windows 95 operating system revolutionized the software world thanks to its capability of…” — Dave Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I bought Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1415926, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows RSVP, The Best of Windows, Windows Strikes Back, Windows Does Dallas, and Windows Let's All Buy Bill Gates a House the Size of Vermont.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows-3-1415926-windows-95-windows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/dave-barry-222_bills_i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows_907362.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/dave-barry-222_bills_i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows_907362.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/dave-barry-222_bills_i-bought-windows-2-0-windows-3-0-windows_907362.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I bought Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1415926, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows RSVP, The…” — Dave Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? 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