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

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight – 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

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks – Bill Gates

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself – Bill Gates

You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice

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

Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren’t so irritating – Bill Gates

I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They’re tools of communication, they’re tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user – Bill Gates

The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow – Bill Gates