In American math classes, we teach a lot of concepts poorly over many years. In the Asian systems they teach you very… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I've been waiting more than 30 years to say this: 'Dad, I always told you I'd come back and get my degree.'… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I've been studying how quickly we can get energy out to the poor countries - a lot of which are in Africa… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Over 80% of the poor are people who have small plots of land and grow their own food and they don't grow… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The two areas that are changing... are information technology and medical technology. Those are the things that the world will be very… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The Chinese are clearly inculcating the idea that science is exciting and important, and that's why they, as a whole-they're graduating four… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
...one of the most inventive forms of creative capitalism involves someone we all know very well. A few years ago, I was… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I have to say that in 1981, making those decisions, I felt like I was providing enough freedom for 10 years. That… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next 10… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Perhaps I should be flattered that somebody imagines the name is worth so much, especially since my parents gave me the same… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We have two other countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan - again it's the instability that is a problem there. So over the next… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I was trying to figure out why lives have improved so much in the last 300 years, where we've gone from… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In fact, batteries haven't improved over the last 100 years as much as they would need to in order to make that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
If you withdraw the incredible focus on polio, it will spread back, and in poor countries you'll get something like 100,000 cases… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little… — 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
