Whether it’s Google or Apple or free software, we’ve got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes – 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

Life is not fair, get used to it – Bill Gates

It’s easier for our software to compete with Linux when there’s piracy than when there’s not – Bill Gates

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning – Bill Gates

Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping – they called it opportunity – Bill Gates