William Henry Gates III, popularly known as Bill Gates, is the name that crosses our minds when we think of computers. He is considered as the father of the computer. The American business man co-founded the Microsoft Corporation alongside former classmate Paul Allen. Microsoft is the world’s largest computer software company. Gates is a successful entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, computer programmer and inventor. He has transformed the computer into a household product with all his innovations and a visionary approach to envision the use of a computer in every sphere of life.
Ever wondered where all that drive to be #1 comes from? Well, Gates’ parents always encouraged competition by means of rewards and penalties and taught him about sharing success. Gates was so absorbed by operating systems that he got banned from school for being caught exploiting bugs, then he decided to drop out of Harvard to start his own business. He thought that if this would prove to be a bad idea, he could always go back to school. He obviously nailed it!
Computers are a part and parcel of our lives today, thanks to Bill Gates. He is a consistent rank holder in the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people. Currently, he is the richest person of the world with a worth of around $100 Billion. This staggering statistic portrays the influence Gates has had in the world of computers today, and outside. Gates is a marvelous motivational speaker which people happily adhere to and follow.
One of the world’s top philanthropists, Bill Gates is as generous and giving as he is wealthy and successful. Gates is investing a big part of his fortune in making the world a better place for the poor. He saved over 5 million lives by bringing vaccines and improving children healthcare; throughout his life, he donated half of his current worth; he invested in a foundation that supports many health, social and education developments, and the list goes on.
Bill Gates is a self made man full of optimism and positivity. He and his wife have donated billions of dollars to philanthropic causes via their foundation.
Following are some of the quotes by Bill Gates that reflect the sheer brilliance in his mesmerizing personality that has achieved multi faceted success:
1. "Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself."
2. "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."
3. "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose."
4. "If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake."
5. "Life is not fair get, used to it!"
6. "We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering."
7. "It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
8. "We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve."
9. "Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable."
10. "Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up."
11. "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."
12. "We’ve got to put a lot of money into changing behavior."
13. "The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice."
14. "The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important."
15. "I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act."
16. "If all my bridge coach ever told me was that I was ‘satisfactory,’ I would have no hope of ever getting better. How would I know who was the best? How would I know what I was doing differently?"
17. "Legacy is a stupid thing! I don’t want a legacy."
18. "Lectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts."
19. "Personally, I’d like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems."
20. "Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work.’"
21. "We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well."
22. "Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it’s true."
23. "The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful."
24. "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."
25. "Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point."
26. "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."
27. "If you think your teacher is tough, wait ’til you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure."
28. "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one."
29. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
30. “Patience is a key element of success.”
31. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.”
32. "When you have money in hand only you forget who are you but when you do not have any money in your hand, the whole world forgets who you are. It’s life!"
33. "If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."
34. "The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."
35. "I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts."
36. "Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering."
37. "Surround yourself with people who challenge you, teach you, and push you, to be your best self."
38. "Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared."
39. "Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most important."
40. "Creativity allows people to be effective."
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