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Bill Gates

Дата рождения: October 28, 1955 – Seattle, Washington, United States

Bill Gates is an American technologist, business leader, and author best known as co-founder of Microsoft, which transformed the personal computing industry. He has authored works including The Road Ahead and How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, and is a leading philanthropist whose foundation has donated billions to global health and development, impacting millions worldwide.

Биография и Путь Автора

Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, the son of ambitious parents who encouraged his early curiosity and competitive drive. Demonstrating prodigious intellect from childhood, Gates wrote his first software program at age 13 and formed a group of student programmers while still in high school. His fascination with technology and penchant for obsessive focus set him on an unconventional path, which he explores candidly in his memoir, “Source Code: My Beginnings.” Gates describes overcoming social hurdles with the help of family, therapy, and sports, and credits these early experiences with shaping his unique perspective on work and learning.

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Цитаты

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I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it
-How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning
-Business @ The Speed of Thought
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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose
-The Road Ahead
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If you can't make it good, at least make it look good
-How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years
-How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure
-The Road Ahead
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Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight
-The Road Ahead
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If you are born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake
-Famous Quotes
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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others
-The Road Ahead
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Today, the greatest risk of global catastrophe doesn’t look like this. Instead, it looks like this. If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather than a war. Not missiles, but microbes
-TED Talk: The next outbreak? We're not ready

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Books Recommended by Bill Gates

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"Bill Gates is noted for transforming Microsoft into a dominant force in the software industry and for his vision of the computer revolution"

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"Bill Gates has spent decades shaping the future of technology while dedicating vast resources to global health, education, and sustainability"

Ian Khan

"Bill Gates is celebrated for his commitment to give away virtually all his wealth through the Gates Foundation"

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"Bill Gates is admired for his belief that technological innovation and philanthropy must work together to solve global challenges"

Ian Khan

"Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and renowned for his generous philanthropy through the Gates Foundation"

World Economic Forum

"Bill Gates’s leadership in global health has redefined modern philanthropy and influenced countless initiatives worldwide"

World Economic Forum

"Bill Gates is frequently cited as a model of generosity who encourages other wealthy individuals to support global progress"

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