Bill Gates quotes - page 10

In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically. (Bill Gates)
Even with cameras being very cheap, one thing that researchers noticed was that you look really bad in a videoconference image because the lighting is bad and you get shadows and things. View quote
Bill Gates
Middle-income countries are the biggest users of GMOs. Places like Brazil. View quote
Bill Gates
Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have the confidence of their convictions and they know their skills. And that occupies most of my time. View quote
Bill Gates
The 'Billionaire' song is what my kids tease me with. They sing it to me. It's funny. View quote
Bill Gates
China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario. View quote
Bill Gates
Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position. View quote
Bill Gates
Fortunately for India, it has got a growing economy. If it is doing the right things with taxation and focusing on the right areas for human development, it is going to have no problem, over a period of time, taking care of its own needs. View quote
Bill Gates
It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've had good educational institutions, and they've had a focus on it, there are more and more people in India participating in the world economy. View quote
Bill Gates
The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster. View quote
Bill Gates
Eventually you won't think of 'the Internet business.' You'll think of it more like news, weather, sports, but even that taxonomy isn't clear. (Bill Gates)
I didn't used to wear a watch. Now I have a SPOT watch, which I wear all the time. View quote
Bill Gates
I don't have a magic formula for prioritizing the world's problems. View quote
Bill Gates
I am results-oriented. View quote
Bill Gates
I'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use e-mail and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the e-mails I've flagged and check the folders that are monitoring particular projects and particular blogs. View quote
Bill Gates
In terms of fast food and deep understanding of the culture of fast food, I'm your man. View quote
Bill Gates
Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way. View quote
Bill Gates
I get more spam than anyone I know. View quote
Bill Gates
In 80% of the world, energy will be bought where it is economic. You have to help the rest of the world get energy at a reasonable price. View quote
Bill Gates
Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules - not just for governments but for private companies. View quote
Bill Gates
People are going to buy cheap fertilizer so they can grow enough crops to feed themselves, which will be increasingly difficult with climate change. (Bill Gates)
The microprocessor is a miracle. View quote
Bill Gates
Our teachers deserve better feedback. View quote
Bill Gates
Given how few young people actually read the newspaper, it's a good thing they'll be reading a newspaper on a screen. View quote
Bill Gates
The Internet is the easiest thing to get into. To be an Internet retailer, you just get that URL. View quote
Bill Gates