When Paul Allen and I started Microsoft over 30 years ago, we had big dreams about software. We had dreams about the impact it could have. Bill Gates agoallenbig Change image and share on social
I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software. Bill Gates contributeempowerimportant Change image and share on social
The main thing that's missing in energy is an incentive to create things that are zero-CO2-emitting and that have the right scale and reliability characteristics. Bill Gates characteristicco2create Change image and share on social
What destroys more self-confidence than any other educational thing in America is being assigned to some remedial math when you get into some college, and then it's not taught very well and you end up with this sense of, 'Hey, I can't really figure those things out.' Bill Gates americaassigncollege share on social
Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down. Bill Gates breakcarehealth Change image and share on social
I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups. Bill Gates baseenergyinterest Change image and share on social
The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking. Bill Gates forcegoodintersection Change image and share on social
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Bill Gates customergreatlearn Change image and share on social
Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy. Bill Gates legacystupidthing Change image and share on social
I'm going to save my public voice largely for the issues where I have some depth. Bill Gates depthissuelargely Change image and share on social
