Collaboration is the key to solving complex challenges.
Change is uncomfortable, but it's necessary for progress.
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy. But the point is, it doesn't feel that way. It's made to feel, by magazines and other media outlets, that if you've got energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage -- you, too, could start a major thing.
The best solutions often come from listening to diverse perspectives and finding common ground.