William Henry Gates III (1955 – Present), more popularly known as Bill Gates is an American businessman, computer scientist and philanthropist, known for being the co-founder with Paul Allen of the well-known software company Microsoft.
Bill Gates is also famous for having headed number 1 in the ranking of the richest men in the world for many years, amassing a fortune of 136 billion dollars. Despite this, Bill Gates’ popularity is also due to his philanthropism.
As we have mentioned before, in addition to being the richest man in the world, Bill Gates presides, together with his wife Melinda, of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, contributing billions of dollars to the fight against poverty and diseases in the most vulnerable countries. underdeveloped.
17. It’s easier to add things to a PC than it’s ever been. With just one click and boom!, it appears.
In the past, installing a program required time and effort. Technology advances at giant steps.
18. Philanthropy should be voluntary.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was born from voluntariness, not from pressure to be millionaires.
19. Now, in almost every job, people use software and work with information to enable their organization to function more effectively.
Technology has facilitated the movement of information and communication in an overwhelming way.
20. Being inundated with information does not mean that we have the right information or that we are in contact with the right people.
Bill Gates warns that we must be selective with the information we receive.
21. The most amazing philanthropists are the people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.
One of those phrases where Bill Gates applauds philanthropists who really leave an important part of their fortunes, not the “leftovers.”
22. Private capital can take risks that public capital is not willing to take.
Bill Gates, very intelligently, tells us that public capital walks safely and that private capital can reach places where the former cannot.
23. DNA is like a computer program but much, much more advanced than any software ever created.
Bill Gates tells us about how evolution in its billions of years of existence has reached a point where not even programming can still compare.
24. I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that humanity felt the need to create myths. Before we started to really understand diseases, climate, and things like that, we looked for false explanations.
Wink that Bill Gates gives to the British scientific popularizer. Mysticism must be put aside to reach the truth.
25. Selling in a store, working in a restaurant, making hamburgers… none of that takes away your dignity. The name for that is “opportunity.”
Bill Gates doesn’t let his rings fall off when talking about humble jobs. These can be bridges to a better future.
26. When you have money in your hand, only you forget who you are. But when you don’t have money in your hand, everyone forgets who you are. This is life.
Sad phrase that talks about people’s interest.
27. I don’t know if there is a God or not…
Here we can see how Bill Gates admits that he is agnostic.
28. Some people might call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride.
Another of those Bill Gates phrases where he praises nerds and their passion for knowledge.
29. Business is a money game with few rules and a lot of risk.
Despite having earned millions from business, Bill Gates tells us that business itself is not very complicated.
30. This is a fantastic time to enter the business world, because business is going to change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 50.
Technology is advancing faster and faster and Bill Gates sees a world of opportunities in it.
31. Yes, you can learn anything.
Motivating phrase from Bill Gates where he invites you to learn new things.
32. I think business is very simple.
The philanthropist downplays business by saying that it is accessible to everyone.
33. Patience is a key element of success.
Simple but forceful phrase from the American.
34. Success is a terrible teacher. He seduces intelligent people even though they can’t lose.
Bill Gates is not a fan of being overconfident.
35. ‘I don’t know’ has become ‘I don’t know yet.’
Great phrase that invites self-improvement.
36. Life is not fair, get used to it.
Accepting this fact may be sad, but it is necessary.
37. If geek means you are willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering are important, I plead guilty. If your culture doesn’t like geeks, you have a real problem.
Bill Gates puts the love of knowledge on a pedestal and does not tremble when he says that any culture that denies it is destined to fail.
38. The key to success in business is detecting where the world is going and getting there first.
Bill Gates invites us to think “outside the box” and get ahead of our times.
39. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you have a boss.
A warning to young people to value their teachers’ interest in them, as this will not always be the case.
40. If you mess up something, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t complain about your mistakes, learn from them.
You are responsible for your mistakes and no one else.
41. There will be two types of businesses in the 21st century: those that are on the Internet and those that no longer exist.
Strong phrase from Seattle where he tells us that businesses will either be online, or they will not be.
42. Of my mental cycles, I dedicate perhaps 10% to business reflection. The business is not that complicated.
Another one of those phrases where Bill Gates emphasizes that business is not the most crucial part of his mental processes.
43. Keep in mind that “Information is power”.
Well-known phrase that does not escape the millionaire’s mouth either.
44. You will not earn 5,000 euros a month right after leaving university, and you will not be vice president of anything until, with your effort, you have earned both achievements.
Bill Gates invites us to improve and tells us that everything is achieved with effort.
45. The Internet provides the right information, at the right time, for the right purpose.
The ease of having information today is overwhelming.
46. I failed some exams, but my partner passed everything. Now he is a Microsoft engineer and I am the owner of Microsoft.
Not everything is based on getting good grades.
47. Legacy is a stupid thing. I don’t want a legacy.
Carpe Diem?. Bill Gates knows that legacy is something intangible and without real value.
48. If you can’t beat the enemy… Buy it!
Funny phrase from Seattle where he paraphrases Sun Tzu in his book The Art of War, updating it to the capitalist world in which we live.
49. These social media things take you to crazy places.
What sites on the Internet has the American philanthropist reached?
50. People often ask me to explain Microsoft’s success. They want to know the secret of how to go from an activity that employs two people and requires very little money to a company that has more than 21,000 employees and invoices more than 8 billion dollars a year. Of course, there is no single answer and luck has played a part, but I think the most important element was our original vision.
It is not the first time that we see Bill Gates emphasize that being ahead of his times and having original ideas were key to Microsoft’s success.
