Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates IIIis an American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, and programmer. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 October 1955
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
You need to understand things in order to invent beyond them.
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.
Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.
I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes ... Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.
I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them.
If Africa seeks prosperity, it must provide for the health and nutrition of all - including the poorest.
I read an hour almost every night. It's part of falling asleep.
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.