William Henry Gates III CFR, also known as Bill Gates, was born on October 28, 1955. He was a philanthropist and an American businessman. He was also a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, and he co-founded the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975. May these famous Bill Gates quotes offer you insights into his ideals and beliefs that will help you achieve success like him.
1. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.” – Bill Gates
2. “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
3. “Patience is a key element of success.” – Bill Gates
4. “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.” – Bill Gates
5. “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” – Bill Gates
6. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – Bill Gates
7. “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
8. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates
9. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
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10. “We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.” – Bill Gates
11. “Television is not real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to their jobs.” – Bill Gates
12. “Life is not fair, get used to it.” – Bill Gates
13. “Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.” – Bill Gates
14. “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
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15. “It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates
16. “If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.” – Bill Gates
17. “Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.” – Bill Gates
18. “Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we'd want to get involved.” – Bill Gates
19. “We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.” – Bill Gates
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20. “If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.” – Bill Gates
21. “The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.” – Bill Gates
22. “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.” – Bill Gates
23. “I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.” – Bill Gates
24. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” – Bill Gates
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25. “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.” – Bill Gates
26. “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
27. “Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until ever inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.” – Bill Gates
28. “I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.” – Bill Gates
29. “If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.” – Bill Gates
30. “Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.” – Bill Gates
More Best Bill Gates Quotes for Success
31. “In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be twenty years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.” – Bill Gates
32. “If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?” – Bill Gates
33. “Well-spent aid money is saving lives for a few thousand dollars per life saved.” – Bill Gates
34. “We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.” – Bill Gates
35. “Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people.” – Bill Gates
36. “There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.” – Bill Gates
37. “The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on anything except software.” – Bill Gates
38. “You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines show us the way.” – Bill Gates
39. “The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy, even beyond the market opportunities, that's something that appropriately ought to be done.” – Bill Gates
40. “This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next ten years than it has in the last fifty.” – Bill Gates
Share these Bill Gates Quotes about Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
2. “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
3. “Patience is a key element of success.” – Bill Gates
4. “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.” – Bill Gates
5. “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” – Bill Gates
6. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – Bill Gates
7. “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
8. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates
9. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
11. “Television is not real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to their jobs.” – Bill Gates
12. “Life is not fair, get used to it.” – Bill Gates
13. “Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.” – Bill Gates
14. “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
16. “If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.” – Bill Gates
17. “Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.” – Bill Gates
18. “Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we'd want to get involved.” – Bill Gates
19. “We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.” – Bill Gates
21. “The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.” – Bill Gates
22. “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.” – Bill Gates
23. “I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.” – Bill Gates
24. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” – Bill Gates
26. “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
27. “Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until ever inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.” – Bill Gates
28. “I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.” – Bill Gates
29. “If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.” – Bill Gates
30. “Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.” – Bill Gates
More Best Bill Gates Quotes for Success
31. “In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be twenty years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.” – Bill Gates
32. “If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?” – Bill Gates
33. “Well-spent aid money is saving lives for a few thousand dollars per life saved.” – Bill Gates
34. “We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.” – Bill Gates
35. “Being flooded with information doesn't mean we have the right information or that we're in touch with the right people.” – Bill Gates
36. “There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.” – Bill Gates
37. “The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on anything except software.” – Bill Gates
38. “You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines show us the way.” – Bill Gates
39. “The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy, even beyond the market opportunities, that's something that appropriately ought to be done.” – Bill Gates
40. “This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next ten years than it has in the last fifty.” – Bill Gates
Share these Bill Gates Quotes about Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.