Bill Gates Quotes
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Yes, you can learn anything.
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I want to win.
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[On visiting Steve Job’s house] Do all of you live here?
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Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time…
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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
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My success… is because I have focused on a few things.
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Maintaining focus is a key to success.
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We tell people that if no one laughs at at least one of their ideas, they’re probably not being creative enough.
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There’s always more challenges than there are hours…
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Reinvent ourselves – we have to make sure that we are the ones replacing our products instead of someone else.
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Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.
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People must have time to think about things.
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Don’t make the same decision twice.
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I think business is very simple. Profit. Loss.
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Economics is not a zero-sum game.
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We love big horizons.
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Today’s quest is for simplicity…
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Our failures tend to result from markets being too small.
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I think Warren [Buffett] has had more effect on the way I think about my business and the way I think about running it than any business leader.
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Spending money intelligently is as difficult as earning it.
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Being maniacal about something is very helpful.
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[On having a role model in 2009] I’d say Warren Buffett is the closest thing I have to a role model.
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Better health… it’s actually the only thing we’ve ever come up with that actually shrinks population growth.
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[For a country] The higher your infectious disease burden, the lower your average IQ.
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[In 2011] When my child gets sick I won’t look at the pill and say ‘My gosh, it’s made in China.’ If they’ve invented something that can save my child’s life I’ll say hallelujah, it’s a better world.
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Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.
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How can we do the most good for the greatest number with the resources we have?
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[As a child] I can do anything I put my mind to.
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[Just before graduating from high school] I’m going to make my first million by the time I’m 25.
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[On talking in his sleep once at 3.00am at university] One comma, one comma, one comma, one comma…
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[In 1976] Who can afford to do professional work for nothing?
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I don’t like to waste time.
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[In August 1983] I’d much rather teach a technician marketing than teach a marketer the technology.
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[In 1983 to an employee walking out of the building at 8:00pm and saying to Bill ‘Hey Bill, I’ve been here for 12 hours’] Ahhhhh, working half days again?
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I’m not thinking about the stock price. I’m thinking about software products.
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[In 1991 on why he doesn’t indulge himself in perks such as limousines and chauffeurs and private jets enjoyed by other Fortune 500 executives] It sets a bad example. I think eventually you get used to those things, then you’re just abnormal. I’m afraid I’d get used to it.
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Starting out the window and saying ‘Isn’t this great’ is not the solution to pushing things forward…
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You’ve got to keep driving hard.
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It’s a great vision.
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[In 1999] Paperwork is increasing faster than digital technology can eliminate it!
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