1,672 Quotes by Bill Gates

The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives.

I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups.

The Internet is the easiest thing to get into. To be an Internet retailer, you just get that URL.

Even for the very best programmers ah, sometimes you'll see someone else's program or somebody will come along and they'll show you what can be done in a simpler way.

My tax return in the United States has to be kept on a special computer because their normal computers can't deal with the numbers. So I am constantly getting these notices telling me I haven't paid something when really it is just on the wrong computer.

American dependence on oil has only gone up as we've gone through various crises and not invested in R&D.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in how much value is received from that will be how much the company steps back and really thinks through their business processes, thinking through how their business can change, how their project management, their customer feedback, their planning cycles can be quite different than they ever were before.

The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.