The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and fished out listings of their operating system – Bill Gates

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself – Bill Gates

If you show people the problems and you show people the solutions they will be moved to act – Bill Gates

The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn’t get bigger or heavier – Bill Gates

There’s only one trick in software, and that is using a piece of software that’s already been written – Bill Gates

When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen – Bill Gates