Bill Gate, Business and Inspirational Quotes (Part 4).
_ Don't wallow in failure. Instead, learn from it.
_ Every day were saying, ' How can we keep this customer happy? ' How can we get ahead in innovation by doing this, because if we don't, somebody else will.
_ Don't let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives.
_ Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved. Eliminate politics, by giving everybody the same message. Keep a flat organization in which all issues are discussed openly. Empower teams to do their own things.
_ The more you learn, the more you have a framework that the knowledge fits into.
_ Learning from mistakes and constantly improving products is a key in all successful companies.
_ The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.
_ You have a meeting to make a decision, not to decide on the question.
_ I have been Struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.
_ The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market opportunities - that's something that appropriately ought to be done.
_ Making sure all our students get a great education, find a career that's fulfilling and rewarding, and have a chance to live out their dreams - wouldn't just make us a more successful country - it would also make us a more fair and just one.
_ If you're smart, you often want a feedback loop so you know if what you've done is right.
_ People are going to buy cheap fertilizer so they can grow enough crops to feed themselves, which will be increasingly difficult with climate change.
_ If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistake, learn from them.
