Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose – Bill Gates

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

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot – Bill Gates

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

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana – Bill Gates

Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs – Bill Gates