Bill Gates Quotes

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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.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can`t lose.

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There`s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I`m afraid that`s not quite right.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you`ve put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.

Analytical software enables you to shift human resources from rote data collection to value-added customer service and support where the human touch makes a profound difference.

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It`s not just that the personal computer has come along as a great tool. The whole pace of business is moving faster. Globalization is forcing companies to do things in new ways.

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

Often you have to rely on intuition.

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.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn`t have tenure.

There`s a basic philosophy here that by empowering...workers you`ll make their jobs far more interesting, and they`ll be able to work at a higher level than they would have without all that information just a few clicks away.

Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.

There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can`t lose.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There`s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn`t get bigger or heavier.