Top 5 Most Iconic Quotes by Bill Gates

1. We all need people who can give us feedback. That's how we improve.

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

3. Technology is just a tool. Teachers are the most important when it comes to helping students work together and motivating them.

4. True vision is about empowering workers by providing them with all the information about what's going on, so they can do more than they did before.

5. We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not by holding on to their suffering.

1. Patience is a key element to success.

2. I believe that when you show people both the problems and the solutions, they are motivated to take action.

3. I had many dreams as a child, and I think a big part of that came from the opportunity I had to read a lot.

4. We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not by holding on to their suffering.

5. If you can't make something great, at least make it look great.

1. "I choose lazy people to do hard jobs. Because a lazy person will find an easier way to do it."

2. "Life is inherently unfair - Get used to it."

3. Never compare yourself to anyone in the world... Doing so is an insult to yourself.

4. The world doesn't care about your self-esteem; it expects you to get things done before you feel good about yourself.

5. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you become a boss.

1. If you mess things up, it's not your parents' fault. Don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

2. Your school might have winners and losers, but life doesn't. In some schools, they've removed failing grades and given you endless opportunities to improve your results. That doesn't exist in real life.

3. If you're born into poverty, that's not your fault, but if you die in poverty, that's your fault.

4. Life isn't divided into semesters. You don't get a summer break, and very few employers will help you figure yourself out. Do that on your own time.

5. Be kind to the weird people. Chances are, you'll end up working for one of them.

1. Most people overestimate what they can do in one year but underestimate what they can accomplish in ten years.

2. Television is not real life. In real life, people have to leave the café and actually go to work.

3. Success is a terrible teacher. It makes smart people believe they can't fail.

4. I failed a few subjects, but my friend passed them all. Now he's an engineer at Microsoft, and I'm the owner of Microsoft.

5. Celebrating success is nice, but it’s more important to listen to the lessons learned from failure.