Bill Gates

My grade point average went from a 2.2 to a 4.0 over the summer. I wanted to get straight A’s. I decided to get straight A’s. I didn’t want people to think I was dumb. And when you get straight A’s once, its easier.

Bill Gates

My guideline has always been to avoid a focus on me personally. Not because of any deep, dark secrets. Rather just a sense of privacy.

Bill Gates

My job is about the most fun thing I do, but I have a broad set of interests, going places, reading things, doing things.

Bill Gates

My mom and my dad were both very sociable, meeting lots of interesting people.

Bill Gates

My parents are very successful, and I went to the nicest private school in the Seattle area. I was lucky. But I never had any trust funds of any kind, though my dad did pay my tuition at Harvard, which was quite expensive.

Bill Gates

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

Bill Gates

My tax return in the United States has to be kept on a special computer because their normal computers can’t deal with the numbers. So I am constantly getting these notices telling me I haven’t paid something when really it is just on the wrong computer.

Bill Gates

My wife thinks she’s better than me at puzzles. I haven’t given in on that one yet.

Bill Gates

Natural epidemics can be extremely large. Intentionally caused epidemics, bioterrorism, would be the largest of all.

Bill Gates

Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf.

Bill Gates