Whether admired or detested, glorified or vilified, Bill Gates is a household name and a worldwide curiosity. Bill Gates Speaks discloses what Gates has to say on everything, from financing a start-up to running a conglomerate, developing technology to raising a family, and growing his business to expanding his personal wealth. Drawing on quotes culled from speeches, articles, essays, newscasts, and interviews, this unique book weaves all of this information into a compelling and easy-to-read biography.
"If Bill had started a hot dog stand, he would have become the hot dog king of the world."
"It is still possible to be a Vanderbilt, an Astor, a Rockefeller. You can still do that, you can be Bill Gates."
— David Geffen
"Everybody is waiting for this guy to slip. He hasn't slipped, and there's very little chance that he will. Everything that he keeps his hands in will work, and he will win."
— Alan Kerr, Ogilvy & Mather
"Love him or hate him, but you can't ignore him."
— Fortune