Quotes By Bill Gates

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

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

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

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.

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

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

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.

I spend a lot of time reading.

Bitcoin is mostly about anonymous transactions, and I don't think over time that's a good way to go. I'm a huge believe in digital currency... but doing it on an anonymous basis I think that leads to some abuses, so I'm not involved in Bitcoin.

Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.

Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.

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

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.

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?

... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this year -- if you check, you'll see that's more than most people make in a lifetime!

Patience is a key element of success.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it opportunity.