Quotes from Bill Gates

I failed my exam in some subjects but my friend passed. Now he's an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner.

Steve Jobs' ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things.

Middle-income countries are the biggest users of GMOs. Places like Brazil.

It is hard to overstate how valuable it is to have all the incredible tools that are used for human disease to study plants.

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.

If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competition ensues, creating variety and better prices for consumers.

My son likes to go see mines and electric plants, or the Large Hadron Collider, and we've had a chance to see a lot of interesting stuff.

If all my bridge coach ever told me was that I was 'satisfactory, ' I would have no hope of ever getting better. How would I know who was the best? How would I know what I was doing differently?

There will be two types of businesses in the next 5 years, those that are on the Internet, and those that are out of business

If you're too focused on your current business, it's hard to change and concentrate on innovating.

Change the boundaries of business.

If you are low income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than getting a 4-year degree.