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Bill Gates

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Bill Gates (born 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft Corporation. Under his leadership, Microsoft became the world's largest personal computer software company. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he has become one of the most generous philanthropists in history, focusing on global health and education.

“If you're using first-class land for biofuels, then you're competing with the growing of food. And so you're actually spiking food prices by moving energy production into agriculture.”

— Bill Gates

Food

All Quotes by Bill Gates

“People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.”

— Bill Gates

Change

“It's really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof.”

— Bill Gates

Cool

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

— Bill Gates

Learning

“If you're using first-class land for biofuels, then you're competing with the growing of food. And so you're actually spiking food prices by moving energy production into agriculture.”

— Bill Gates

Food

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

— Bill Gates

Success

“Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so exciting.”

— Bill Gates

Funny

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.”

— Bill Gates

Teacher

“If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.”

— Bill Gates

Good

“I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.”

— Bill Gates

Dreams

“I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty.”

— Bill Gates

Science

“I think the thing we see is that as people are using video games more, they tend to watch passive TV a bit less. And so using the PC for the Internet, playing video games, is starting to cut into the rather unbelievable amount of time people spend watching TV.”

— Bill Gates

Time

“DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.”

— Bill Gates

Experience

“If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.”

— Bill Gates

Teacher

“I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.”

— Bill Gates

Communication

“I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.”

— Bill Gates

Communication

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

— Bill Gates

Success

“Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.”

— Bill Gates

Life

“Life is not fair get used to it.”

— Bill Gates

Life

“I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away. I mean is it gonna erode your ability, you know, to make money? Are you gonna somehow get confused about what you're trying to do?”

— Bill Gates

Life

“Digital reading will completely take over. It's lightweight and it's fantastic for sharing. Over time it will take over.”

— Bill Gates

Time