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
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
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.
In my 20s, I worked very, very hard. I have a much more balanced life now.
You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
In the U.S., we believe the best way to improve lives is to improve public education.
Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of families can earn themselves a better living and a better life.
There's life and death in every email.
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.
Life is not fair; get used to it.
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.
Whenever we come out with a new version, and particularly with this version, you'll see an increase in revenue because you get that installed base coming in and you get people who have been reluctant thinking about whether they should buy the product saying, 'That is the hot new thing,'
Whether it's real-time communications, the speed or the consumer scenarios like photos and music, we're creating a platform that not only has what we're calling new experiences built in, but creates overall opportunity for third parties,