Bill Gates Quotes

Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice.

I personally don't think you can love two things like dancing and singing the same exact amount. There is always one that you like more, and that is most likely the one that you're better at, because you try harder in it.

Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.

Select a subject that interests you and make an effort to become an expert in that field. I promise you, if you make the effort, and you become an expert, you will have a wonderful career.

The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.

You never really get to be good at anything.

It takes many years to prove yourself the best in the world.

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

You've got to have a commitment to your craft.

I'm a student of the game.

When somebody's really good, they're not just thinking about their job.

One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.

It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.

I'm not the kind of guy who dabbles in a lot of things.

What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals.

Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.

I want to do one thing and do it well.

He has made a profession out of a business and an art out of a profession.

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.