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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.

“I spend a lot of time reading.”

— Bill Gates

Time

All Quotes by Bill Gates

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

— Bill Gates

Success

“The U.S. couldn't even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a year. I'm sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits.”

— Bill Gates

Death

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.”

— Bill Gates

Change

“I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software.”

— Bill Gates

Great

“This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 50.”

— Bill Gates

Business

“Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position.”

— Bill Gates

Dad

“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

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

— Bill Gates

Teacher

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

— Bill Gates

Cool

“Oh, I think there are a lot of people who would be buying and selling online today that go up there and they get the information, but then when it comes time to type in their credit card they think twice because they're not sure about how that might get out and what that might mean for them.”

— Bill Gates

Time

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

— Bill Gates

Time

“People everywhere love Windows.”

— Bill Gates

Love

“Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.”

— Bill Gates

Society

“We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.”

— Bill Gates

Money

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

— Bill Gates

Experience

“I spend a lot of time reading.”

— Bill Gates

Time

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

— Bill Gates

Business

“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

“Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.”

— Bill Gates

Food

“The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.”

— Bill Gates

Technology