Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way. Bill Gates attentionborecommand Change image and share on social
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user. Bill Gates communicationcomputercreate share on social
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. Bill Gates loselousypeople Change image and share on social
Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well. Bill Gates assetballend Change image and share on social
I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies. Bill Gates denyexpensivegreat Change image and share on social
The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events - Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima - so it's more visible. Bill Gates amazebigchernobyl share on social
Apple has always leveraged technologies that the PC industry has driven to critical mass - the bus structures, the graphics cards, the peripherals, the connection networks, things like that - so they're kind of in the PC ecosystem and kind of not. Bill Gates applebuscard share on social
I don't like typing messages on my phone. Some people get used to it. Bill Gates messagepeoplephone Change image and share on social
If you're low-income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than you do of getting a four-year degree. And that doesn't seem entirely fair. Bill Gates chancedegreefair Change image and share on social
There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. Bill Gates authorbookforward Change image and share on social
