Quotations
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. "
"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
"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."
"If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago? "
"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."
"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction. "
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. "
-Bill Gates
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. "
"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
"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."
"If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago? "
"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."
"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction. "
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. "
-Bill Gates