BILL GATES

"What I do best is share my enthusiasm."

"Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change."

"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years."

"Don't let complexity stop you."

"The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out."

"The vision is really about empowering workers giving them all the information about what’s going on so they can do a lot more than they’ve done in the past."

"I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."

"In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future."

"I went public too soon. Stay private as long as you can."

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

"Don’t tax my income, tax my consumption."

"I don't know' has become 'I don't know yet'."

"Life's not fair, get used to it."

"To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly."

"I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft."

"Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways."

"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they?"

"When you are failing, you are forced to be creative, to dig deep and think, night and day."

"Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride."

"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."

"You can make money and you can make excuses, but you can never make money out of excuses."

"We're changing the world with technology."