If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.

Quote by Bill Gates

Topics: Ability Quotes

We decided that we wanted our developers to come with clear minds, not polluted by...

We decided that we wanted our developers to come with clear minds, not polluted by...

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.

This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going...

This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going...

Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In...

Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In...

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating...

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating...

I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence. All the neurons in the brain...

I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence. All the neurons in the brain...

Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much...

Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much...

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it...

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it...

When the PC was launched, people knew it was important.

When the PC was launched, people knew it was important.

People everywhere love Windows.

People everywhere love Windows.

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

DOS is ugly and interferes with users' experience.

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool...

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool...

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

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

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

I see a lot of change, a lot of opportunity. We're not just talking about...

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind ... more deeply....

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product...

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product...