Microsoft looks at new ideas, they don't evaluate whether the idea will move the industry forward, they ask, 'how will it help… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
No one person controls Microsoft. The board and the shareholders decide whether they want to have me as CEO. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Microsoft is involved in setting some fairly key standards and people are afraid of it because they think, Geez, they are quite… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“Well, Steve [Jobs]… I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbour named Xerox and I broke into his house… — 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
One thing I've always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Microsoft Research has a thing called the Sense Cam that, as you walk around, it's taking photos all the time. And the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Microsoft does not dominate the software industry by any stretch of the imagination. We have lots of very able competitors who keep… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The government is somewhat inept, but the private sector is inept in general. How many companies do venture capitalists invest in that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The way to be successful in the software world is to come up with breakthrough software, and so whether it's Microsoft Office… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If we [Microsoft Corporation] weren't still hiring great people and pushing ahead at full speed, it would be easy to fall behind… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
(In response to Java) Anybody who thinks a little 9,000-line program that's distributed free and can be cloned by anyone is going… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I have a company that is not Microsoft, called Corbis. Corbis is the operation that merged with Bettman Archives. It has nothing… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Bill Gates' Success Factors for Microsoft 1. Long-term Approach 2. Passion for Products and Technology 3. Teamwork 4. Results 5. Customer Feedback 6. Individual Excellence — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
From the day Microsoft was started, the only constraint to our growth has been attracting ah, more great programmers, very smart, committed,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It is a high bar to say that it's more fun than working on software because the work at Microsoft that both… — 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
At every juncture, advanced tools have been the key to a new wave of applications, and each wave of applications has been key to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
![“[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/960/bill-gates-137_business_we-in-microsoft-are-not-the-only-softwar_958769.jpg)
![“Well, Steve [Jobs]… I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbour named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7c/bill-gates-137_microsoft_well-steve-jobs-i-think-it-s-more-like-w_2633395.jpg)
![“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)
![“If we [Microsoft Corporation] weren't still hiring great people and pushing ahead at full speed, it would be easy to fall behind and become a mediocre company. Fear should guide you, but it should be latent. I have some latent fear. I consider failure on a regular basis.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70f/bill-gates-137_bases_if-we-microsoft-corporation-weren-t-stil_1666765.jpg)
![“It is a high bar to say that it's more fun than working on software because the work at Microsoft that both Melinda [Gates] and I did was thrilling. We were making breakthroughs and empowering people.” quote by Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b66/bill-gates-137_bars_it-is-a-high-bar-to-say-that-it-s-more-f_1247357.jpg)
