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Bill Gates's insights on Ambition aren't theoretical—they're battle-tested wisdom from someone who operated at the highest level. This collection distills that experience into quotable principles, each with source context for verification. When you're navigating Ambition in the real world, these quotes offer the kind of practical guidance that only comes from direct experience.
"I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously."
"If I’d had some set idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?"
"Legacy is not about the money you leave behind, but the lives you improved with it."
"You have to have a certain amount of audacity to think you can change the world."
"To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks."
"If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake."
"I am an optimist. But I am an impatient optimist."
"You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school."
"We are not even close to finished."
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