-1994 Interview with Playboy magazine
"We always overestimate the changes that will happen in the next year or two and always underestimate the changes that will happen in the next 10 year. So, don't let yourself fall into the dilemma of doing nothing. "
-Gates' The Way Forward, published in 1996.
"I wish I had the opportunity to write more code. I'm really nosy. They are not allowed to put my code in the upcoming software product. They have been doing this for the past eight years. When I said I was going to join them and write code on weekends, they looked surprised and really didn't trust my programming ability as before. "
-1speech delivered in Santiago on September 26th, 997.
"Remember, I don't have dollars, only Microsoft shares. Therefore, only through multiplication can you turn my wealth into some horrible numbers. "
-1994, interviewed by Playboy magazine.
"I hope I'm not the richest man in the world, which is not good."
-Speech in Seattle in 2006.
"I have to say that being in a weak position in search engines is actually very interesting. We have set up a large-scale development team for this purpose, and I believe I will remember the efforts made for this. "
-Speech at the advance 08 Conference of Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington on May 2, 20081day.
"To be fair, what happened today is like the arrival of printing presses, telephones and radios. These communication tools really have a profound influence on people's minds. They make the world smaller, make scientific research more efficient and enable politicians to work in new ways. Although they have limited influence on people's educational methods, people are full of optimism about the great changes they will have. Now, the functions of networked personal computers are far more powerful than other communication devices mentioned above in many aspects. "
-65438+1Speech at the Harvard Internet Society Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 29th, 996.
"Personal computers and the Internet will become necessities of life. We have not achieved this goal, but we are sure that we are achieving this goal. By then, they will be as common as cars. "
-1Speech at the Windows 98 operating system conference in San Francisco on June 25th, 998.
"As we all know, many people want 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 to the society and use it in important undertakings, such as science and technology, education, medical research, social services, etc., it will be more beneficial to society and my children. "
-1March 4, 998, interviewed by Charlie Rose, the ace host of PBS TV.
"I firmly believe that any tool that helps to improve communication will have a far-reaching impact on people's mutual learning and freedom of interest. In Russia, e-mail is an important tool for people to live in harmony and think, so will they want to return to the previous government management model? In any corner of the world, you will find that where there are these tools, people's lives are really incredible.
When I first wanted to engage in charity, I reviewed and studied the operation methods of some foundations in history, and analyzed what could make people's lives very different and what could have a very significant impact. One of my biggest concerns is population growth. I want to make sure that some families get important information and help them make accurate decisions about how many children they plan to have. The goal is to analyze the subsequent impact of population growth below expectations on educational resources, environmental resources and quality of life. "
-Speech at the "Digital Divide Conference" in Seattle from June 5th to1October 6th, 2000.
"Before we educate every child in a beautiful way, before the center of every city is thoroughly cleaned, we have not yet reached the time of doing nothing."
-1994, interviewed by Playboy magazine.
"Yesterday, one of my very good competitors, ScottG Mcnealy, talked about the ringtone market here, that is, digital ringtones. There are always people who say that Microsoft is trying to get involved in various fields. Therefore, I think it is very important to make it clear that Microsoft will not set foot in this market. "
-199865438+1October 10, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
"Around this luncheon, the entire PC industry has gathered together. Compared with the operating system we 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 according to the feedback from Microsoft users and the new development direction of the computer industry. The new security system is very important. Privacy control is also important. Real-time information connection is its foundation. "
—— 20065438+010125 October, at the promotion meeting of Windows XP held in new york.
"No matter when a new technology appears, parents will pay attention to its use, which is of course reasonable. In the list of new technologies, the Internet is destined to be the first. As we all know, my oldest child is only 1 1, so we haven't fallen into the so-called most terrible situation. You know what I mean is that children are obsessed with Facebook and spend a lot of time sending and receiving instant messages. But I believe that this kind of thing is waiting for us ahead. Therefore, we decided to implement an open policy for computers at home. In this way, when children use computers, they will realize that we will appear beside them inadvertently. In this way, we don't have to make many restrictions, such as setting time or just doing certain things. Our family will participate in it, see what is happening in the world and discuss it. "
-March 6-2, 2008, at the meeting of the Committee on Science and Technology of the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
"When I was in middle school, the computer was still a cow force. People use punch cards to enter the mailbox and U-nails to plug into the computer to paralyze this evil machine, because they often send you bills that look inaccurate. At that time, no one used computers as authorization tools. "
-Speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on February 24, 2004.
"If I have to say one thing that makes me feel the best, it is the software revolution and its achievements. Now, the tentacles of computers have extended to every corner of the world. Computers are used in schools and hospitals, and computers have become an essential tool for people to enjoy information. "
On April 25th, 2002, he gave a speech at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
"Thirty years ago, when paul allen and I founded Microsoft, I had many dreams about software development. We hope that our software can have an important impact on the world. It has always been our subject to make every desk and every family have a computer. To our surprise and excitement, many things in our dreams have come true and involve many aspects of life. I never thought that an incredible and extremely important company actually originated from these initial ideas. "
On June 15, 2006, at the press conference held in Redmond, Washington, Gates announced that he planned to take charity as his "full-time" and Microsoft's work as a "part-time". "Classic" reminds you that the article is taken from "Classic Quotations of Bill Gates", please indicate it when reproduced.