"If I just wanted to win, I would have run to another stage long ago. If I had set a finish line for myself before, don't you think I would have crossed it a few years ago? ”
——Interview with Playboy magazine in 1994
“We always overestimate the changes that will happen in the next one or two years, and always underestimate the changes in the next 10 years. Change is coming. So don't let yourself get stuck in the situation of doing nothing." - Gates' book "The Road Ahead," published in 1996.
"I hope you will." Opportunities to write more code. I'm really being meddlesome and they've been doing this for the past 8 years and I'm going to join them and write it on the weekends. When I started coding, they looked very surprised and no longer believed in my programming ability as before.”
——Speech delivered in San Diego on September 26, 1997
"Remember, I don't have dollars, all I have is Microsoft stock. So only through multiplication can you turn my wealth into some scary numbers."
——1994 , interviewed by "Playboy" magazine
"I hope I am not the richest man in the world, there is no benefit in that."
——2006, speech in Seattle
“I have to say, being the underdog on search engines is actually fun, we have a huge development team working on it, and I’m sure I’ll remember the effort.”
——Speech at the Advance 08 conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, May 21, 2008
“To be fair, what happened today was like the printing press, the telephone, and The advent of the radio era. These communication tools have truly made the world smaller, made scientific research more efficient, and enabled politicians to work in new ways. Limited, but people are full of optimism about the huge changes they will take. Networked personal computers are now far more powerful in many ways than the other communication devices mentioned above."
-May 1996. Speech at the Harvard Internet Society Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the 29th
“PCs and the Internet will become necessities of life. We are not yet there, but we are definitely on the way to achieving this goal. On the track, they will be as common as cars.”
——Speech at the Windows 98 operating system launch event in San Francisco, June 25, 1998
“Everyone knows. , many people hope to leave their accumulated wealth to the next generation, which is of course reasonable and understandable. But for me personally, if I can give back the huge wealth that I am fortunate to be in charge of, use it for important causes, such as technology. , education, medical research, social services and other fields, which is better for society and better for my children. ”
——Interview with PBS TV host Charlie Rose on March 4, 1998
“I firmly believe that anything that can help improve communication Tools have a profound impact on how people learn from each other and the freedom they have to pursue their own interests. In Russia, email is an important tool for getting people to live together and think, so will they want to go back to the old model of government? Anywhere in the world, you'll find that where these tools are available, people's lives do make an incredible difference.
When I first started thinking about philanthropy, I looked back and studied how some foundations had worked throughout history, analyzing what kinds of things could make a big difference in people’s lives and what kinds of things could make a difference. Significant impact.
One of my earliest concerns is the issue of population growth. I want to ensure that some families have access to important information to help them make accurate decisions on how many children they plan to have. The goal is to analyze the results when population growth is lower than expected. Subsequent impacts on educational resources, environmental resources, and quality of life. ”
——Speech at the “Digital Divide Conference” in Seattle, October 18, 2000
“Before we educate every child in a wonderful way, in every seat We're not at the point where there's nothing to do until the city's downtown is completely cleaned up. "
——1994, interview with "Playboy" magazine
"Yesterday, one of my very good competitors, Scott McNeely, talked about it here The ringtone market, that is, digital ringtones. People always say that Microsoft tries to be in everything. So I think it's important to say this: Microsoft is not going to be in this market. ”
——January 10, 1998, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
“Around this luncheon, the entire PC industry has gathered. together. Compared to the operating systems we have used before, Windows XP is the most powerful, fastest, and most reliable operating system. We have invested billions of dollars in the development of this new product. We developed Windows XP based on feedback from Microsoft users and the new development direction of the computer industry. The new safety protection system is very important. Privacy controls are also important. Real-time information connectivity is its foundation. ”
——October 25, 2001, at a Windows XP promotion event in New York City
“No matter when a new technology appears, parents will invest in its use. With a focused gaze, this is certainly a reasonable approach. In the list of new technologies, the Internet is destined to be at the top. As you all know, my oldest child is only 11, so we haven’t gotten into the worst of it yet, which you know I mean is Facebook obsessed and spending a lot of time messaging. But I believe that this kind of thing is waiting for us ahead. Therefore, we decided to implement an open-door policy on our home computers. In this way, children will be aware that when they use computers, we will appear next to them inadvertently. This way we don’t have to make a lot of restrictions, like setting a time limit or being able to do only certain things. We all get involved as a family to see what's going on in the world and discuss it. ”
——At a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2008
“When I was in middle school, computers were an awesome thing. thing. People use punch cards to get into mailboxes and staples into computers to cripple the evil machines because they often send you bills that don't seem to be accurate. At that time, no one thought of computers as an empowering tool. ”
——Speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on February 24, 2004
“If there is one thing that makes me feel the best, it is this. software revolution and its consequences. Now, the reach of computers has extended to every corner of the world. Computers are used in schools and hospitals. They have become an essential tool for people to share information. ”
——Speech at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, on April 25, 2002
“Paul Allen and I founded Microsoft 30 years ago. At that time, I was full of dreams about software development. We hope our software can have a major impact on the world, and putting computers on every desk and home is always a topic we talk about. To our surprise and excitement, many of the things in our dreams have become reality and involve many aspects of life. I never imagined that an incredible and incredibly important company would stem from those first ideas.
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——On June 15, 2006, at a press conference in Redmond, Washington, Gates announced that he planned to make philanthropy his “full-time career” and his work at Microsoft. "Part-time job". "Classic Article" reminds you: The article is excerpted from "Bill Gates' Classic Quotes", please indicate when reprinting.