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

If something is expensive to develop, and somebody’s not going to get paid, it won’t get developed. So you decide: Do you want software to be written, or not? – Bill Gates

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

Microsoft is not about greed. It’s about innovation and fairness – Bill Gates

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one – Bill Gates

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