Quotes by Bill Gates

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

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

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