--- title: "30 Rich Quotes By Bill Gates" description: "30 Rich quotes by Bill Gates. Plus more from Bill Gates and more Rich sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/bill-gates-137_get-rich_there-s-nobody-getting-rich-writing-soft_816600.jpg" --- > [There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/there-s-nobody-getting-rich-writing-software-that-i-know-of/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/bill-gates-137_get-rich_there-s-nobody-getting-rich-writing-soft_816600.jpg) > [The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the-poor-i-think-is-important-2/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/bill-gates-137_business_the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the_2821263.jpg) > [Rich countries can afford to overpay for things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/rich-countries-can-afford-to-overpay-for-things/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/bill-gates-137_afford_rich-countries-can-afford-to-overpay-for_1808808.jpg) > [Ridiculous sums of money can be confusing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/ridiculous-sums-of-money-can-be-confusing/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/bill-gates-137_confusing_ridiculous-sums-of-money-can-be-confusin_481459.jpg) > [Giving money effectively is almost as hard as earning it in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/giving-money-effectively-is-almost-as-hard-as-earning-it-in-the-first/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/bill-gates-137_earning_giving-money-effectively-is-almost-as-ha_456873.jpg) > [The human body is the most complex system ever created. The more we learn about it, the more appreciation we have about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-human-body-is-the-most-complex-system-ever-created-the-more-we/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/bill-gates-137_appreciation_the-human-body-is-the-most-complex-syste_670824.jpg) > [A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/a-first-generation-fortune-is-the-most-likely-to-be-given-away-but/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/bill-gates-137_firsts_a-first-generation-fortune-is-the-most-l_2642479.jpg) > [The power of capitalism to mediate the gap between rich and poor is pretty incredible. Indeed, I think, year by year, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-power-of-capitalism-to-mediate-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-is/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/bill-gates-137_capitalism_the-power-of-capitalism-to-mediate-the-g_3034821.jpg) > [If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It starts to balance out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/if-you-take-from-the-most-wealthy-and-give-to-the-least-wealthy-it-s/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/bill-gates-137_balance_if-you-take-from-the-most-wealthy-and-gi_730957.jpg) > [If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It tries to balance out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/if-you-take-from-the-most-wealthy-and-give-to-the-least-wealthy-it-s-2/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/bill-gates-137_balance_if-you-take-from-the-most-wealthy-and-gi_2718718.jpg) > [I can understand wanting to have a million dollars but once you get beyond that, I have to tell you, it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-can-understand-wanting-to-have-a-million-dollars-but-once-you-get/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/bill-gates-137_dollars_i-can-understand-wanting-to-have-a-milli_1874178.jpg) > [Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/is-the-rich-world-aware-of-how-four-billion-of-the-six-billion-live/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/bill-gates-137_billions_is-the-rich-world-aware-of-how-four-bill_816781.jpg) > [We all have the chance to create a world where extreme poverty is the exception rather than the rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-all-have-the-chance-to-create-a-world-where-extreme-poverty-is-the/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/bill-gates-137_chance_we-all-have-the-chance-to-create-a-world_2604040.jpg) > [Personal computing today is a rich ecosystem encompassing massive PC-based data centers, notebook and Tablet PCs, handheld devices, and smart cell phones.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/personal-computing-today-is-a-rich-ecosystem-encompassing-massive-pc/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/bill-gates-137_air_personal-computing-today-is-a-rich-ecosy_306433.jpg) > [In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-cost-demands-and-other/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/bill-gates-137_challenges_in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-co_2091911.jpg) > [The pace of progress in biology creates a foundation that naturally gets picked up by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-pace-of-progress-in-biology-creates-a-foundation-that-naturally/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/bill-gates-137_attractive_the-pace-of-progress-in-biology-creates_3151585.jpg) > [Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/like-almost-everyone-who-uses-e-mail-i-receive-a-ton-of-spam-every-2/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/bill-gates-137_every-day_like-almost-everyone-who-uses-e-mail-i-r_1892825.jpg) > [When you have the medical advances you think will they be available to everyone. Will they not just be for the rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/when-you-have-the-medical-advances-you-think-will-they-be-available/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/bill-gates-137_advances_when-you-have-the-medical-advances-you-t_3045451.jpg) > [People who feel the world is tilted against them will spawn the kind of hatred that is very dangerous for all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/people-who-feel-the-world-is-tilted-against-them-will-spawn-the-kind/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/bill-gates-137_activism_people-who-feel-the-world-is-tilted-agai_574613.jpg) > [We weren't trying to just go public and get rich. There was no near-term thing. It always was this many-decades thing where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-weren-t-trying-to-just-go-public-and-get-rich-there-was-no-near/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/bill-gates-137_decades_we-weren-t-trying-to-just-go-public-and_958341.jpg) > [The world is very disparate, in terms of the US using the most energy per person, and then the other rich countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-world-is-very-disparate-in-terms-of-the-us-using-the-most-energy/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/bill-gates-137_average_the-world-is-very-disparate-in-terms-of_2062510.jpg) > [The only role other than paying their taxes, whatever those are, the only role for philanthropy broadly - of which the rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-only-role-other-than-paying-their-taxes-whatever-those-are-the/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/bill-gates-137_certain_the-only-role-other-than-paying-their-ta_1101939.jpg) > [We're creating this alliance, GAVI, that has helped buy the vaccines that were in the rich world but not getting to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-re-creating-this-alliance-gavi-that-has-helped-buy-the-vaccines/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/bill-gates-137_alliances_we-re-creating-this-alliance-gavi-that-h_645930.jpg) > [ We \[US\] are the biggest per person, by a substantial amount, greenhouse emitters, and we give the most foreign aid, not per… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-us-are-the-biggest-per-person-by-a-substantial-amount-greenhouse/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/bill-gates-137_absolutes_we-us-are-the-biggest-per-person-by-a-su_3176940.jpg) > [The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important. That your sense of justice says, why should rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the-poor-i-think-is-important/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bill-gates-137_access_the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the_868673.jpg) > [Unfortunately, in rich-world health, innovation is both your friend and your enemy. Innovation is inventing organ replacement, joint replacement. We're inventing ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innovation-is-both-your-friend-and/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/bill-gates-137_average_unfortunately-in-rich-world-health-innov_1350912.jpg) > [Now, if you're rich, you can spend a lot of money, Netherlands-style, and reduce that. But Bangladesh or parts of India, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/now-if-you-re-rich-you-can-spend-a-lot-of-money-netherlands-style-and/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/bill-gates-137_able_now-if-you-re-rich-you-can-spend-a-lot-o_1328053.jpg) > [The United States has a huge budget deficit so taxes are going to have to go up and I certainly agree they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-united-states-has-a-huge-budget-deficit-so-taxes-are-going-to/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/bill-gates-137_agree_the-united-states-has-a-huge-budget-defi_2140144.jpg) > [Whether you believe it a moral imperative or in the rich world's enlightened self-interest, securing the conditions that will lead to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/whether-you-believe-it-a-moral-imperative-or-in-the-rich-world-s/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/bill-gates-137_believe_whether-you-believe-it-a-moral-imperativ_1718254.jpg) > [Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/like-almost-everyone-who-uses-e-mail-i-receive-a-ton-of-spam-every/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/bill-gates-137_being-funny_like-almost-everyone-who-uses-e-mail-i-r_718291.jpg) ## Other authors on Rich ## 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/) 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That your sense of justice says, why should rich kids - who barely get these diseases and almost never die of them - why should they get the vaccines, when poor kids, who actually do die from these diseases, don't get those things? It's an unbelievable inequity that there isn't that access.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Gates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the-poor-i-think-is-important/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bill-gates-137_access_the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the_868673.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bill-gates-137_access_the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the_868673.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/bill-gates-137_access_the-general-idea-of-the-rich-helping-the_868673.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important. 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