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<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/programs-today-get-very-fat-the-enhancements-tend-to-slow-the-programs-down-because-people-put-in-231394" class="qlink">Programs today get very fat; the enhancements tend to slow the programs down because people put in special checks. When they want to add some feature, they'll just stick in these checks without thinking how they might slow the thing down.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Interview from Programmers at Work (1986)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/programs-today-get-very-fat-the-enhancements-tend-to-slow-the-programs-down-because-people-put-in-231394',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fprograms-today-get-very-fat-the-enhancements-tend-to-slow-the-programs-down-because-people-put-in-231394&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=Programs+today+get+very+fat%3B+the+enhancements+tend+to+slow+the+programs+down+because+people+put...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fprograms-today-get-very-fat-the-enhancements-tend-to-slow-the-programs-down-because-people-put-in-231394',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/programs-today-get-very-fat-the-enhancements-tend-to-slow-the-programs-down-because-people-put-in-231394" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/before-paul-and-i-started-the-company-we-had-been-involved-in-some-large-scale-software-projects-231395" class="qlink">Before Paul and I started the company, we had been involved in some large-scale software projects that were real disasters. They just kept pouring people in, and nobody knew how they were going to stabilize the project. We swore to ourselves that we would do better.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Interview from Programmers at Work (1986)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/before-paul-and-i-started-the-company-we-had-been-involved-in-some-large-scale-software-projects-231395',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fbefore-paul-and-i-started-the-company-we-had-been-involved-in-some-large-scale-software-projects-231395&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=Before+Paul+and+I+started+the+company%2C+we+had+been+involved+in+some+large-scale+software+projects+...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23...&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fbefore-paul-and-i-started-the-company-we-had-been-involved-in-some-large-scale-software-projects-231395',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/before-paul-and-i-started-the-company-we-had-been-involved-in-some-large-scale-software-projects-231395" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy-way-to-factor-large-prime-231396" class="qlink">The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy way to factor large prime numbers.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> p. 265 in hardcover edition, corrected in paperback - The Road Ahead (1995)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy-way-to-factor-large-prime-231396',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy-way-to-factor-large-prime-231396&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=The+obvious+mathematical+breakthrough+would+be+development+of+an+easy+way+to+factor+large+prime...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy-way-to-factor-large-prime-231396',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy-way-to-factor-large-prime-231396" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-great-thing-about-a-computer-notebook-is-that-no-matter-how-much-you-stuff-into-it-it-doesn-t-283162" class="qlink">The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div><div class="refbox">Source/Notes: <br /> Business @ The Speed of Thought (1999)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-great-thing-about-a-computer-notebook-is-that-no-matter-how-much-you-stuff-into-it-it-doesn-t-283162',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-great-thing-about-a-computer-notebook-is-that-no-matter-how-much-you-stuff-into-it-it-doesn-t-283162&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=The+great+thing+about+a+computer+notebook+is+that+no+matter+how+much+you+stuff+into+it%2C+it...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-great-thing-about-a-computer-notebook-is-that-no-matter-how-much-you-stuff-into-it-it-doesn-t-283162',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-great-thing-about-a-computer-notebook-is-that-no-matter-how-much-you-stuff-into-it-it-doesn-t-283162" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-wright-brothers-created-the-single-greatest-cultural-force-since-the-invention-of-writing-the-294591" class="qlink">The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-wright-brothers-created-the-single-greatest-cultural-force-since-the-invention-of-writing-the-294591',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-wright-brothers-created-the-single-greatest-cultural-force-since-the-invention-of-writing-the-294591&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=The+Wright+Brothers+created+the+single+greatest+cultural+force+since+the+invention+of+writing....+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fthe-wright-brothers-created-the-single-greatest-cultural-force-since-the-invention-of-writing-the-294591',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/the-wright-brothers-created-the-single-greatest-cultural-force-since-the-invention-of-writing-the-294591" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/people-often-overestimate-what-will-happen-in-the-next-two-years-and-underestimate-what-will-happen-392810" class="qlink">People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/people-often-overestimate-what-will-happen-in-the-next-two-years-and-underestimate-what-will-happen-392810',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fpeople-often-overestimate-what-will-happen-in-the-next-two-years-and-underestimate-what-will-happen-392810&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=People+often+overestimate+what+will+happen+in+the+next+two+years+and+underestimate+what+will...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fpeople-often-overestimate-what-will-happen-in-the-next-two-years-and-underestimate-what-will-happen-392810',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/people-often-overestimate-what-will-happen-in-the-next-two-years-and-underestimate-what-will-happen-392810" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/smart-is-an-elusive-concept-there-s-a-certain-sharpness-an-ability-to-absorb-new-facts-to-ask-328469" class="qlink">[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.</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/smart-is-an-elusive-concept-there-s-a-certain-sharpness-an-ability-to-absorb-new-facts-to-ask-328469',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fsmart-is-an-elusive-concept-there-s-a-certain-sharpness-an-ability-to-absorb-new-facts-to-ask-328469&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=%5BSmart%5D+is+an+elusive+concept.+There%27s+a+certain+sharpness%2C+an+ability+to+absorb+new+facts.+To...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23quotes&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fsmart-is-an-elusive-concept-there-s-a-certain-sharpness-an-ability-to-absorb-new-facts-to-ask-328469',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/smart-is-an-elusive-concept-there-s-a-certain-sharpness-an-ability-to-absorb-new-facts-to-ask-328469" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quoteDetails"><table><tbody><tr><td class="qd_td"><a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates" class="leftAlignedImage"><img alt="Bill Gates"  src="//izquotes.com/images/bill-gates-s1.jpg" width="50" height="66" /></a></td><td class="swidth"><div class="quoteText2">“<a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/what-if-columbus-had-been-told-chris-baby-don-t-go-now-wait-until-we-ve-solved-our-number-one-328470" class="qlink">What if Columbus had been told, Chris, baby, don't go now. Wait until we've solved our number-one priorities - war and famine; poverty and crime; pollution and disease; illiteracy and racial hatred....</a>”<br />  ―<a href="//izquotes.com/author/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="action"><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/what-if-columbus-had-been-told-chris-baby-don-t-go-now-wait-until-we-ve-solved-our-number-one-328470',650,370);" class="btn" ><span class="i3"></span><span class="label">Facebook</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" onclick="sWindow('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fwhat-if-columbus-had-been-told-chris-baby-don-t-go-now-wait-until-we-ve-solved-our-number-one-328470&amp;source=tweetbutton&amp;text=What+if+Columbus+had+been+told%2C+Chris%2C+baby%2C+don%27t+go+now.+Wait+until+we%27ve+solved+our+number-one+...+%28Bill+Gates%29+%23...&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fizquotes.com%2Fquote%2Fbill-gates%2Fwhat-if-columbus-had-been-told-chris-baby-don-t-go-now-wait-until-we-ve-solved-our-number-one-328470',570,270);" class="btn" target="_blank" ><i></i><span class="label" >Twitter</span></a></div><div class="btn-o btnfont flright"><a href="https://izquotes.com/quote/bill-gates/what-if-columbus-had-been-told-chris-baby-don-t-go-now-wait-until-we-ve-solved-our-number-one-328470" class="btn" ><span class="i2"></span><span class="label">Picture</span></a></div></div></div>
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