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

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others – Bill Gates

I don’t know’ has become ‘I don’t know yet’ – Bill Gates

Every day were saying, ‘How can we keep this customer happy?’ How can we get ahead in innovation by doing this, because if we don’t, somebody else will – Bill Gates

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