Bill Gates

Your parents weren't always like this, they only became this way after you came along.

The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

I don't think there's anything unique about human intellience. All the nuerons in the brain that make up perceptions and emotions operate in a binary fashion.

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.

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.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone.

Today, you always know whether you are on the Internet or on your PC's hard drive. Tomorrow, you will not care and may not even know.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

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

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.