Investing Quotes by Bill Gates

I'm going to retain a lot of Microsoft's stock.

— Bill Gates

Taxes are an investment in America.

— Bill Gates

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

The market does not drive the scientists, the communicators, the thinkers, the government to do the right things.

— Bill Gates

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.

— Bill Gates

I'm an investor in a number of biotech companies, partly because of my incredible enthusiasm for the great innovations they will bring.

— Bill Gates

Why do people benefit in inverse proportion to their need? Well, market incentives make that happen.

— Bill Gates

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future.

— Bill Gates

Improving the health & productivity of the poorest is one of the best investments you can make in the future of the world

— Bill Gates

Investing in tomorrow's technology today is more critical than ever...

— Bill Gates

The answer is simple, and harsh. The market did not reward saving the lives of these children, and governments did not subsidize…

— Bill Gates

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

If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of…

— Bill Gates

Antitrust is the way that the government promotes markets when there are market failures. It has nothing to do with the idea…

— Bill Gates

I have drifted away from thinking about these philanthropic things. And it was only as the wealth got large enough and Melinda…

— Bill Gates

... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars…

— Bill Gates

I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they…

— Bill Gates

Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things…

— Bill Gates

We're very enthused about the idea that in the third trimester we actually give the mother a vaccine and her antibodies, the…

— Bill Gates

But the improvements will happen faster and last longer if we can channel market forces, including innovation that's tailored to the needs…

— Bill Gates

We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism-if we can stretch the…

— Bill Gates

The challenge here is to design a system where market incentives, including profits and recognition, drive those principles to do more for…

— Bill Gates

Creative capitalism takes this interest in the fortunes of others and ties it to our interest in our own fortunes in ways…

— Bill Gates

Government investment unlocks a huge amount of private sector activity, but the basic research that we put into IT work that led…

— Bill Gates

One thing people underestimate is how markets don't allow anyone to do anything except make better and better products. There's not much…

— Bill Gates

I think any statement about stock prices is always suspect unless it's made by Warren Buffett.

— Bill Gates

We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll…

— Bill Gates

There's 20 companies that I have investments in - some batteries, some solar-thermal, one big nuclear thing. We need hundreds and hundreds…

— Bill Gates

(On being the world's richest man) I wish I wasn't... There's nothing good that comes out of that. You get more visibility…

— Bill Gates

In terms of mathematics textbooks, why can't you have the scale of a national market? Right now, we have a Texas textbook…

— Bill Gates

Investing in innovation, which was my broad theme talking to [Warren Buffett ], that included health vaccines, it included energy and education.

— Bill Gates

I have $100 billion… You realize I could spend $3 million a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's…

— Bill Gates

With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain market share in what has been dominated by the iPad-type device. But a lot…

— Bill Gates

That's the part where the governments have a unique role, and then when it progresses well enough, then existing companies or new…

— Bill Gates

Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software,…

— Bill Gates

The happiest business in all the world is that of making friends, And no investment on the street pays larger dividends, For…

— Bill Gates

The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market…

— Bill Gates

If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of…

— Bill Gates

U.K. companies are in very international and very competitive markets. If you look at PC penetration in the U.K., it is very…

— Bill Gates

Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to…

— Bill Gates