Bill Gates Best Quotes

"If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake." ―  Bill Gates

William Henry Gates is an American Inventor, business magnate, philanthropist, author and founder of Microsoft Corporation. He is one of the most richest people in the world. In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft which became the world’s largest personal computer (PC) software company. 

Born – October 28, 1955, Washington, US

Occupation – Inventor, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist. 

Known for – Microsoft

“Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I am a big believer that as much as possible, and there’s obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.” ―  Bill Gates

 

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

 

“Patience is a key element of success.”  ―  Bill Gates

 

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

 

“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.” ―  Bill Gates

 

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

 

“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Life is not fair; get used to it.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Personally, I’d like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Reward worthy failure–experimentation.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. ‘But once you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I spend a lot of time reading.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I don’t think there’s anything unique about human intelligence.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it’s true.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I was a kind of hyper-intense person in my twenties and very impatient.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.” ―  Bill Gates 

 

“Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off, and very few employers are interested in helping you. Find yourself.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“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

 

“Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy.” ―  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

 

“Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room” ―  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

 

“Lectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“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

 

“The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time so that you don’t revisit the issue unnecessarily.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Our success has really been based on partnerships from the beginning.” ―  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

 

“To win big, you sometimes need to take big risks.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“The hardest thing in education is motivation.” ―  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 reading.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“If your culture doesn’t like geeks, you are in real trouble.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Who decides what’s in Windows? The customers who buy it.” ―  Bill Gates

 

“Leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them”―  Bill Gates