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“In ninth grade, I came up with a new form of rebellion. I hadn't been getting good grades, but I decided to get all A's without taking a book home. I didn't go to math class, because I knew enough and had read ahead, and I placed within the top 10 people in the nation on an aptitude exam.”

— Bill Gates

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It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

— Bill Gates

Success

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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

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Success

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Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

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Success

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If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

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Wisdom

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The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.

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Life

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The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

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