--- title: "4 William H. Gates, Sr Quotes" description: "William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm S..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/william-h-gates-sr-70353_chocolate_his-own-government-suing-him-that-s-not_1081908.jpg" --- # William H. Gates, Sr **4** quotes in **33** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates, and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. He was the father of Bil ## Quotes by William H. Gates, Sr > [His own government, suing him, that's not Chocolate Sundae!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-gates-sr/his-own-government-suing-him-that-s-not-chocolate-sundae/) William H. Gates, Sr [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/william-h-gates-sr-70353_chocolate_his-own-government-suing-him-that-s-not_1081908.jpg) > [It seems like every new corner we turn, the Rockefellers are already there. And in some cases, they have been there for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-gates-sr/it-seems-like-every-new-corner-we-turn-the-rockefellers-are-already/) William H. Gates, Sr [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/william-h-gates-sr-70353_cases_it-seems-like-every-new-corner-we-turn-t_1781130.jpg) > [Often you have to rely on your intuition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-gates-sr/often-you-have-to-rely-on-your-intuition/) William H. Gates, Sr [Intuition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intuition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/william-h-gates-sr-70353_intuition_often-you-have-to-rely-on-your-intuition_2179881.jpg) > [Show me a first-generatio n fortune and I'll show you a successful partnership between a talented individual and society's invisible venture capitalist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-gates-sr/show-me-a-first-generatio-n-fortune-and-i-ll-show-you-a-successful/) William H. Gates, Sr [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/william-h-gates-sr-70353_capitalist_show-me-a-first-generatio-n-fortune-and_2513530.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-gates-sr/#itemlist", "name": "William H. 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