The U.S. couldnt even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. Theyll be killing each other again in less than a year. Im sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits. – Bill Gates
Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. Its not a popular position. – Bill Gates
Its really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof. – Bill Gates
Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers – organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative – if we dont solve these security problems, then people will hold back. – Bill Gates
Im a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that theyre interested in. – Bill Gates
I think its fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool weve ever created. Theyre tools of communication, theyre tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user. – Bill Gates
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Dont let yourself be lulled into inaction. – Bill Gates
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didnt they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines… There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters. – Bill Gates
Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other. – Bill Gates
In this business, by the time you realize youre in trouble, its too late to save yourself. Unless youre running scared all the time, youre gone. – Bill Gates
I spend a lot of time reading. – Bill Gates
I think the thing we see is that as people are using video games more, they tend to watch passive TV a bit less. And so using the PC for the Internet, playing video games, is starting to cut into the rather unbelievable amount of time people spend watching TV. – Bill Gates
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. – Bill Gates
I have seen firsthand that agricultural science has enormous potential to increase the yields of small farmers and lift them out of hunger and poverty. – Bill Gates
People everywhere love Windows. – Bill Gates
Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. – Bill Gates
Life is not fair get used to it. – Bill Gates
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future. – Bill Gates
We should all grow our own food and do our own waste processing, we really should. – Bill Gates
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
