Bill Gates

"The world is not fair; get used to it."

"Life is not fair; get over it."

"If you are born poor it is not your mistake, but if you die poor it is your mistake."

"Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself."

"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."

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

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

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

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

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

"Technology is best when it brings people together."

"The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."

"The key to success is investment in yourself and others."

"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."

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

"I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act."

"The world is watching to see if we will stay true to our values."

"The most important thing is to invest in the future."

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear."

"The most unhappy people in the world are those who face the most awful problems."

"Equality of opportunity is the best we can do to create a more just society."

"We need to make sure that government and the private sector work together."

"The way to be successful is to treat failure as a learning opportunity."

"You will either think of software or you won't."

"If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold."

"The poor suffer from too much suffering; the rich suffer from too much comfort."

"The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself."

"One of the big breakthroughs of the last 20 years is how we've improved malaria."

"Cutting through complexity to find a solution runs through everything I do."

"We are living in the computer age."