Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates IIIis an American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, and programmer. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 October 1955
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
Encore implies that life is not a continuous process, that there's some sort of finite number of achievements that defines your life. For me, there are a lot of exciting things in front of me at Microsoft, things that we want to see if we can make ha
Life is not fair; get used to it.
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.
The opportunity to do better software has never been stronger. We talk about this digital decade and people living a digital work style or a digital lifestyle when they go home -and that is becoming more and more commonly accepted. As you move things away from paperwork and onto the digital approach, everything is software value-added.
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Married life is a simpler life. Who I spend my time with is established in advance.
In my 20s, I worked very, very hard. I have a much more balanced life now.
Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement.
You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
In the U.S., we believe the best way to improve lives is to improve public education.
The people who resist change will be confronted by the growing number of people who see that better ways are available; thanks to technology.
Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.