Here are 30 Bill Gates Uplifting Quotes That Pushed People. Sorted from where it was said:
- “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” – Attributed, 1994
- “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Attributed, 1995
- “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.” – “The Road Ahead”, 1996
- “If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake.” – Attributed, 2005
- “Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time so that you don’t revisit the issue unnecessarily.” – Attributed, 2011
- “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” – Attributed, 1997
- “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “Life is not fair; get used to it.” – Attributed, 2007
- “The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.” – Attributed, 2007
- “If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.” – Attributed, 2007
- “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” – Interview, 2000
- “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.” – TED Talk, 2009
- “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – “The Road Ahead”, 1996
- “If you show people the problems and you show people the solutions they will be moved to act.” – TED Talk, 2009
- “We need to stop buying junk, and start buying into our future.” – Attributed, 2008
- “Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.” – Attributed, 1997
- “The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.” – Attributed, 2008
- “I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.” – Interview, 2013
- “Patience is a key element of success.” – Attributed, 1994
- “Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.” – Interview, 2013
- “The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what’s going on so they can do a lot more than they’ve done in the past.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.” – “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, 1999
- “In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen.” – Attributed, 2000
- “Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.” – Ted talk, 2013
- “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?” – TED Talk, 2013
- “We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.” – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Annual Letter, 2014
- “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – “The Road Ahead”, 1996