OK, I have a nickname. My family calls me 'Trey' because I'm William the third. My dad has the same name, which is always confusing because my dad is well known, and I'm also known.

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[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.

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We're changing the world with technology. by Bill Gates

We're changing the world with technology.

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I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes ... Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.

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Microsoft is always two years away from failure. by Bill Gates

Microsoft is always two years away from failure.

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The greatest thing you can do for your competition - hire poorly. by Bill Gates

The greatest thing you can do for your competition - hire poorly.

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To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies.

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Improving the health & productivity of the poorest is one of the best investments you can make in the future of the world

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Microsoft was founded with a vision of a computer on every desk, and in every home. We've never wavered from that vision.

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Success is a miserable teacher. It tempts intelligent people to believe they cannot lose. And it is an unreliable guide to the future.

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The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.

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The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.

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Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity – reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.

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Microsoft has long hired based on IQ and "intellectual bandwidth.... by Bill Gates

Microsoft has long hired based on IQ and "intellectual bandwidth."

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The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is import... by Bill Gates

The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

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Even with cameras being very cheap, one thing that researchers noticed was that you look really bad in a videoconference image because the lighting is bad and you get shadows and things.

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The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, is to do an outstanding job with information.

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Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. by Bill Gates

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

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In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.

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Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

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I spend a lot of time reading. by Bill Gates

I spend a lot of time reading.

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