Success Quotes by Bill Gates

Patience is a key element of success.

— Bill Gates

Philanthropy should be voluntary.

— Bill Gates

The best teacher is very interactive.

— Bill Gates

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

— Bill Gates

I'm cooler than you. WAAAY cooler.

— Bill Gates

Who decides what's in Windows? The customers who buy it.

— Bill Gates

If i will start all over again I would chose network marketing.

— Bill Gates

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.

— Bill Gates

To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

— Bill Gates

I studied everything but never topped. but today, the topnotcher of the best universities are my employees...

— Bill Gates

Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to…

— 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

Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.

— Bill Gates

The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

— Bill Gates

Learning from mistakes and constantly improving products is a key in all successful companies.

— Bill Gates

You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold,…

— Bill Gates

Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to…

— Bill Gates

I love building the products, seeing people use the products but you know along with success comes the need for a dialogue…

— Bill Gates

You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of…

— Bill Gates

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

I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's…

— Bill Gates

The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have…

— Bill Gates

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of…

— Bill Gates

Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the…

— Bill Gates

Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning…

— Bill Gates

Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy,…

— Bill Gates

I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.

— Bill Gates

Life is not a continuous process, there's some sort of finite number of achievements that defines your life.

— Bill Gates

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.

— Bill Gates

We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.

— Bill Gates

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

— Bill Gates

In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there's such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.

— Bill Gates

I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.

— Bill Gates

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

— Bill Gates

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

— Bill Gates

Microsoft has had many, many successful products. I'm committed to one company. This is the industry I've decided to work in.

— Bill Gates

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

— Bill Gates

Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

— Bill Gates

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

— Bill Gates

The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld.

— Bill Gates