I think
it’s been said that if Bill Gates were to drop a $50 note on the floor, by the
time he picked it up he would have made more than the note’s worth.
Anyway,
Gates needs no introduction. We all know he’s a billionaire, founder of
Microsoft, and someone to seriously pay attention to if you want to be
successful in business.
So here
is a collection of 28 powerful Bill Gates quotes, not just on becoming wealthy,
but being successful and having a successful business
28 Powerful Bill Gates Quotes
1. “If
you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.” – Bill Gates
2. “To
win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – Bill Gates
4. “I
choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy
way to do it.” – Bill Gates
5. “Life
is not fair – get used to it!” – Bill Gates
6. “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.” – Bill Gates
7. “I
really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that
grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.” – Bill Gates
8. “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.” –Bill gates
9. “Our
success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.” –
Bill Gates
10. “The
world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to
accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.” – Bill Gates
11.
“Patience is a key element of success.” – Bill Gates
12.
“People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented,
didn’t they?” – Bill Gates
13. “In
this business, by the time you realize you’re in trouble, it’s too late to save
yourself. Unless you’re running scared all the time, you’re gone.” – Bill
Gates
14.
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t
lose.” – Bill Gates
15. “It’s
fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of
failure.” – Bill Gates
16. “If
I’d had some set idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it
years ago?” – Bill Gates
17. “As
we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
– Bill Gates
18.
“Capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful
inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it’s
really let us down.” – Bill Gates
19.
“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 are. So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in
your own room.” – Bill Gates
20. “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this
world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” – Bill
Gates
21. “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.” – Bill Gates
22. “The
world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to
accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.” – Bill Gates
23. “If
you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.” – Bill Gates
24. “If
you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes,
learn from them.” – Bill Gates
25. “Your
school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some
schools they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES
as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest
resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.” – Bill Gates
26. “Be
nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.” – Bill Gates
27. “I
realized about 10 years ago that my wealth has to go back to society. A
fortune, the size of which is hard to imagine, is best not passed on to one’s
children. It’s not constructive for them.” – Bill Gates
28. “Of
my mental cycles, I devote maybe 10% to business thinking. Business isn’t that
complicated. I wouldn’t want that on my business card.” – Bill Gates
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