30年前我和(我的同学)保罗·艾伦(Paul Allen)创建了微软公司,我们当时对软件产业的发展有着种种梦想。我们当时谈论,今后家家都将拥有计算机,现在看来,我们的梦想已大部分变成现实。
——2006年6月15日,盖茨在宣布将退出微软日常管理工作新闻发布会上的发言
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
In business, as in science, the most significant breakthroughs come from challenging the status quo.
在商业中,就像在科学中一样,最重大的突破来自于挑战现状。
The only real happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
People are mostly shaped by their genes and their environment, but within those constraints, they have some freedom to choose their own path.
唯一无法被帮助的人是那些责备他人的人。