Bill Gates Doll Quotations

Well, Larry predicted that the software industry would consolidate, and through billions of dollars in his spending, he's managed to make his prediction come true,

It's a concept that in the past might have been thought of as an executive information system that was just for a few top people, ... It'd take millions of dollars to set up, the system would be hard-wired, and it would provide only a subset of data. Today, in literally minutes you can add data and status reports and your personal digital dashboard will update that.

I have 100 billion dollars... You realize I could spend 3 million dollars a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that's if I don't make another dime. Tell you what-I'll buy your right arm for a million dollars. I give you a million bucks, and I get to sever your arm right here.

As we step up malaria research, it's also critically important to save lives today with existing tools. Bed nets cost just a few dollars each, but only a small fraction of African children sleep under one.

Hey, I never told anyone to buy my stock! Besides, no one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this year-if you check, you'll see that that's more than most people make in a lifetime!

I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.

If I only had two dollars left I would spend one dollar on PR.

If I had one dollar left, I'd spend it on PR

Imagine, just for the sake of discussion, that you had a few hours a week and a few dollars a month to donate to a cause - and you wanted to spend that time and money where it would have the greatest impact in saving and improving lives. Where would you spend it?

I can understand wanting to have a million dollars but once you get beyond that, I have to tell you, it's the same hamburger.

... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this year - if you check, you'll see that's more than most people make in a lifetime!

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

Well-spent aid money is saving lives for a few thousand dollars per life saved.