Bill Gates Quotes

50 best Bill Gates Quotes That will change your Mindset

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Best Bill Gates Quotes

1- “I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.” ~ Bill Gates

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously

2- “We’re changing the world with technology.” ~ Bill Gates

We're changing the world with technology

3- “Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.” ~ Bill Gates

Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent

4- “If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.” ~ Bill Gates

If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake

5- “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” ~ Bill Gates

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

6- “The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before.” ~ Bill Gates

The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before

7- “Vision without execution is daydreaming.” ~ Bill Gates

Vision without execution is daydreaming

8- “There will be two types of businesses in the next 5 years, those that are on the Internet, and those that are out of business” ~ Bill Gates

There will be two types of businesses in the next 5 years, those that are on the Internet, and those that are out of business

9- “The microprocessor is a miracle.” ~ Bill Gates

The microprocessor is a miracle

10- “Computers and games don’t waste time – people do.” ~ Bill Gates

Computers and games don't waste time - people do

11- “We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but
we get Growth from only those who don’t agree
with us !” ~ Bill Gates

We get Comfort from those who agree with us, but we get Growth from only those who don't agree with us

12- “I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world.” ~ Bill Gates

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world

13- “How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.” ~ Bill Gates

How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose

14- “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” ~ Bill Gates

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

15- “If your business is not on the Internet, then your business will be out of business.” ~ Bill Gates

If your business is not on the Internet, then your business will be out of business

16- “The software is where the magic is. If you’re going to have all this power be simple enough, appealing enough and cool enough, it’s going to be because the software is right.” ~ Bill Gates

The software is where the magic is. If you're going to have all this power be simple enough, appealing enough and cool enough, it's going to be because the software is right

17- “Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.” ~ Bill Gates

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight

18- “I’m certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes … Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.” ~ Bill Gates

I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes … Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world

19- “I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.” ~ Bill Gates

I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft

20- “Leaders are those who empower others.” ~ Bill Gates

Leaders are those who empower others

21- “Creativity allows people to be effective.” ~ Bill Gates

Creativity allows people to be effective

22- “Software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time.” ~ Bill Gates

Software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time

23- “The world today has 6.8 billion people…that’s headed up to about 9 billion. If we do a really great job on vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 to 15 percent.” ~ Bill Gates

The world today has 6.8 billion people…that's headed up to about 9 billion. If we do a really great job on vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 to 15 percent

24- “We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” ~ Bill Gates

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve

25- “You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses” ~ Bill Gates

You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses

26- “I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. But many others were also in the same place. The difference was that I took action.” ~ Bill Gates

I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. But many others were also in the same place. The difference was that I took action

27- “By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world.” ~ Bill Gates

By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world

28- “I’m not an educator … I’m a learner.” ~ Bill Gates

I'm not an educator … I'm a learner

29- “I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world. People who are pessimistic about the future tend to extrapolate from the present in a straight line. But innovation fundamentally shifts the trajectory of development.” ~ Bill Gates

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world. People who are pessimistic about the future tend to extrapolate from the present in a straight line. But innovation fundamentally shifts the trajectory of development

30- “Life’s not fair, get over it!” ~ Bill Gates

Life's not fair, get over it

31- “In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance… you thrive on that.” ~ Bill Gates

In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance… you thrive on that

32- “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.” ~ Bill Gates

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

33- “Know your numbers’ is a fundamental precept of business.” ~ Bill Gates

Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business

34- “I think of myself as a global citizen.” ~ Bill Gates

I think of myself as a global citizen

35- “[Smart] is an elusive concept. There’s a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.” ~ Bill Gates

[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective

36- “Look At The Clock When You Are Sitting idle. But Never Look At The Clock When You Are Working.” ~ Bill Gates

Look At The Clock When You Are Sitting idle. But Never Look At The Clock When You Are Working

37- “I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyor belt… They made their way through the machine… A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water.” ~ Bill Gates

I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyor belt… They made their way through the machine… A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water

38- “A bad strategy will fail no matter how good your information is. And lame execution will stymie a good strategy. If you do enough things poorly, you’ll go out of business.” ~ Bill Gates

A bad strategy will fail no matter how good your information is. And lame execution will stymie a good strategy. If you do enough things poorly, you'll go out of business

39- “The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response.” ~ Bill Gates

The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response

40- “‘I don’t know’ has become ‘I don’t know yet’.” ~ Bill Gates

I don't know' has become 'I don't know yet'

41- “I work hard because I love my work.” ~ Bill Gates

I work hard because I love my work

42- “Analytical software enables you to shift human resources from rote data collection to value-added customer service and support where the human touch makes a profound difference.” ~ Bill Gates

Analytical software enables you to shift human resources from rote data collection to value-added customer service and support where the human touch makes a profound difference

43- “Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created.” ~ Bill Gates

Solutions to all biological problems are greatly advanced by the sequencing work and the new tools that are created

44- “Robotics and other combinations will make the world pretty fantastic compared with today.” ~ Bill Gates

Robotics and other combinations will make the world pretty fantastic compared with today

45- “Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways.” ~ Bill Gates

Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways

46- “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” ~ Bill Gates

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning

47- “It’s the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.” ~ Bill Gates

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge

48- “You need to understand things in order to invent beyond them.” ~ Bill Gates

You need to understand things in order to invent beyond them

49- “Don’t let complexity stop you.” ~ Bill Gates

Don't let complexity stop you

50- “If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.” ~ Bill Gates

If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.