LEADERSHIP QUOTE OF THE DAY (23 May 2012): You gain STRENGTH| COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Quoted: Bill Gates
The words of wisdom of Bill Gates, who stepped down from Microsoft 27 June 2008:
"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."
"At Microsoft, there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right."
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one!"
"I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions, they will be moved to act."
"I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot."
"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user."
"I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in."
"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG."
"If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?"
"If you can't make it good, at least make it look good."
"In this business, by the time you realise you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone."
"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana."
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
"Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning."
"Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself."
"Life is not fair; get used to it."
"Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a tonne of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so exciting."
"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters."
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."
"Television is not real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs."
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."