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“It's fine to celebrate success but it is more
important to heed the lessons of failure."
– Bill Gates

ho is to say what special combination of In 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates, along with Warren Buffett, CEO
ingredients was required to produce a man of Berkshire Hathaway, founded The Giving Pledge, whose current
whose ambition was to put a computer on every count of 183 signatories have made “A commitment … to dedicate the
W desk in the world - a far-fetched idea for many of majority of their wealth to giving back.”
those, like him, born in 1955. His parents, a lawyer and a teacher, were Private, humble, and only a few self-indulgences which include a
intelligent, civic-minded parents who noticed their child’s capacity and penchant for Porsches and a personal plane, William Henry Gates III,
provided him with the tools: a private education at Lakeside School, is a game-changer, a one-of-a-kind, modern-day icon and inspiration.
where he could explore his potential, and where he was introduced to
computers.

He quickly mastered programming, and by 1975, he and his friend,
Paul G. Allen, converted the mainframe computer language of BASIC
for use on a personal computer. This initiated the change that has
undeniably rewritten the archetype of computing. Allen and Gates “As we look ahead
formed the Microsoft Corporation - the name a simple blend of into the next century,
microcomputer and software - in April of that year. At the age of 31, leaders will be those who
Bill Gates became the youngest man in the world ever to become a empower others."
billionaire on his own. – Bill Gates
Now he leaves most of his business in the hands of others, applying his
programming skills to better humanity. Gates and his wife, Melinda
Gates, devote themselves to good works; donating time, ideas, and
support to specific agendas. Gates is no longer the richest person in
the world, for he has given away, as at 2017, over 50 billion U.S. dollars.

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