Quotes by Bill Gates

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces people into thinking they can't lose.

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Life is not fair, get used to it!

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself.

There are a few things that I doubt will ever go back.

The U.S. is past this opportunity to control COVID-19 without shutdown. We did not act fast enough to have an ability to avoid the shutdown.

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.

The Internet is like a wave. You either learn to swim with it or you sink.

If you were born poor, it's not your mistake.
But if you die poor, it's your mistake.

Nuclear energy, in terms of an overall safety record, is better than other energy.

The AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about.

If you have less money than Elon [Musk], you should probably watch out.

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be. Bitcoin is better than currency in that you don't have to be physically in the same place and, of course, for large transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient.

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document that.