We’re responsible for the creation of the PC industry. The whole idea of compatible machines and lots of software. that’s something we brought to computing. And so it’s a responsibility for us to make sure that things like security don’t get in the way of that dream – Bill Gates

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight – Bill Gates

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure – Bill Gates

If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good – Bill Gates

“Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time – Bill Gates

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