Quotes By Bill Gates

Microsoft is not about greed. It's about innovation and fairness.

My wife thinks she's better than me at puzzles. I haven't given in on that one yet.

I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know.

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy.

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.

Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing.

The U.S. immigration laws are bad - really, really bad. I'd say treatment of immigrants is one of the greatest injustices done in our government's name.

Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules - not just for governments but for private companies.

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

This social-networking thing takes you to crazy places.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

If you go back to 1800, everybody was poor. I mean everybody. The Industrial Revolution kicked in, and a lot of countries benefited, but by no means everyone.

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning

It's a nice reader, but there's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it.'

Innovation is moving at a scarily fast pace.

Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero.