humility Quotes

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.

As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself ... All of which I've earned a living doing.

I meet people overseas that know five languages - that the only language I'm comfortable in is English.

Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you're doing.

Success is a miserable teacher. It tempts intelligent people to believe they cannot lose. And it is an unreliable guide to the future.

(On being the world's richest man) I wish I wasn't ... There's nothing good that comes out of that. You get more visibility as a result of it.

I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies.

I remember in 1980 or 1981 looking at a list of people who had made a lot of money in the computer industry and thinking, Wow, that's amazing. But I never thought I'd be on that list. It's clear I... ...

I feel pretty stupid that I don't know any foreign languages. I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese.

I don't have a magic formula for prioritizing the world's problems.