Bill Gates on Work Quotes

"The digital work style is about using digital tools to extend your reach."

"I was very lucky that I grew up at a time when computers were just becoming personal."

"To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks."

"You need a feedback loop for everything you do."

"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency."

"I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects."

"Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning."

"Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering."

"I'm always trying to learn something new."

"Work is a very important part of life. You should find something you're passionate about."

"A breakthrough in machine learning would be worth ten Microsofts."

"Working with smart people is one of the best things about my job."

"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten."

"I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one."

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."

"If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss."

"Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world... if you do so, you are insulting yourself."

"I believe that if you show people the problems and you show people the solutions, they will be moved to act."

"Execution is everything."

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana."

"The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't even really notice it."

"The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on."

"Capitalism is a remarkable system, but it's not perfect for every problem."

"The most important work I’ve done is the personal computer."

"The way you help the world is by doing your best work."

"I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."

"The second rule is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."

"Patience is a key element of success."

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

"Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven."

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."

"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."