There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The CEO's role in raising a company's corporate IQ is to establish an atmosphere that promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Personally, I'd like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response. — 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
Energy is very primal stuff and there are a lot of leads that are promising, still at a fairly risky stage, but… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
All lives have equal value. And so you say, 'why do poor children die when other children don't? Why do some people… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
America and Japan are the two leading world economies in terms of technology and innovative products. And in software, information-age technology and… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
With tech companies, whoever's the leader is always questioned, you know. They say, 'Is this the end of them?' And - there's… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Leaders need to provide strategy and direction and to give employees tools that enable them to gather information and insight from around… — 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
President [George] Bush made the U.S. absolutely the leader, between its own PEPFAR, and it's been by far the biggest Global Fund… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Our leadership [in Microsoft ] has that - "hey, we are the best in certain ways," and so we get the best… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I admire leaders in science, people who really figure things out like Richard Fineman or people who work on vaccines, tons of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Part of the magic of economic growth is how you educate people, and the leading economies have to stay in front of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The huge turnout for Live 8 here and around the world proves that thanks to the leadership from people like Tony Blair… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don't act on it,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If I think something's a waste of time or inappropriate I don't wait to point it out. I say it right away.… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If geek means you're willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering matter, I plead guilty. If your culture… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of… — 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 Image
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 Image
Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Image
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![“Our leadership [in Microsoft ] has that - "hey, we are the best in certain ways," and so we get the best people. That any kind of positive dynamic is quite good, so I love what's going on there, it's fun.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c78/bill-gates-137_certain_our-leadership-in-microsoft-has-that-hey_637466.jpg)
![“I admire leaders in science, people who really figure things out like Richard Fineman or people who work on vaccines, tons of people working on [the] HIV vaccine. There's leaders in business, people like Warren Buffett, who've got a certain approach they take that are pretty amazing. There [are]…” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d6a/bill-gates-137_admire_i-admire-leaders-in-science-people-who-r_2999555.jpg)
![“The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and I fished out listings of their operating systems.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c21/bill-gates-137_best-way_the-best-way-to-prepare-to-be-a-programm_1602708.jpg)
