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say, "born October 28, 1955; Seattle, Washington."
explain, "I didn’t choose Bill Gates because he is some rich guy that makes billions of dollars a month. I chose Bill because he has a story to tell. Many ask, “How did he do it?” “How did he begin to make all this money?” “Where did he start?” And I am one of those people. I want to learn how he made his billions. ." Say, "Many of you think his fortune fell his way, it didn’t!" |
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say, "went to Lake Side School, and Harvard College.
In high school, he vowed to get A’s in every class without picking up a book. He succeeded, but had to stop most of his foolishness in class, and listen to the teacher. Even though he succeeded, he still played many pranks. Around age 13, he began to take interest in computer programming. Bill and Paul Allen (his friend) would always sneak into the computer rooms, and get in trouble for doing it. They spent most of there time in the rooms, and would stay up days, as they called it- Hard Core!" |
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Bill was not just super smart, and happened to get a job because of it.
He was a guy that had to crush every one in his way. Everything was a competition to him. It was like the Olympics starring Bill Gates. He always wanted to win, but wanted to be close to losing. He liked to live on the edge between success, and failure. Just before he was about to let the public buy stock in his company, you couldn’t go anywhere without seeing an ad from Microsoft. There were ads on paper towels, booklets in hotel rooms, signs in bathrooms, and flags all over town. “YOU COULDN’T TAKE A LEAK IN VEGAS,” one person who was there recalled, “ WITHOUT SEEING A WINDOWS STICKER!” (Marc Aronson, page: 125) He had to pressure every one into thinking they had to buy Windows; that there was no other choice. His goal is always to overwhelm, dazzle, and to seem inevitable. Many people see a break point in a fight, where life goes on, the fight ends. But Bill, Bill didn’t stop. He had to cling on until he won. He would keep pressuring, and fighting; Its like an itch, He just kept scratching it until the itch went away, until it wouldn’t come back. When Bill was older, he tried taking drugs, Marijuana to be exact. He wasn’t as enthusiastic about it as Steve Jobs, but still smoked it. |
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Though Bill easily makes money now, in the long run, he worked hard for everything he has; and he will always be one of the people every one will hype about.
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