I realized about 10 years ago that my wealth has to go back to society. A fortune, the size of which is hard to imagine, is best not passed on to one’s children. It’s not constructive for them – Bill Gates

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas, but the image is that they all come from the top , I’m afraid that’s not quite right – Bill Gates

I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don’t just think, yes my country is doing well, but you think about the world at large – Bill Gates

In this business, by the time you realize you’re in trouble, it’s too late to save yourself. Unless you’re running scared all the time, you’re gone – Bill Gates

Capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it’s really let us down – Bill Gates

The Internet will help achieve friction free capitalism by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both about each other – Bill Gates