1,672 Quotes by Bill Gates

Digital reading will completely take over. It's lightweight and it's fantastic for sharing. Over time it will take over.

I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.

If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity.

Innovation is often the hidden thing, because we can't put numbers to it. And yet it's the thing that defines the way we live, the things we'd like to have for everyone whether it's health or education.

Whatever they announce, they announce. They're in their honeymoon period, and anything they announce gets hype ... They will obviously branch out beyond Internet search, but I think the expectations won't live up to reality.

Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you're good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well.

I see little commercial potential for the Internet for at least ten years.

I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool.

The vision is that people should have the ultimate in convenience. Being able to get the things they care about on the appropriate device.