Bill Gates is obviously one the world's most successful individuals ever! He is also very wise and created the following "Rules for Life" to cause young people to face the real world of work, life and responsibility.
RULE 1: Life is not fair - get used to it.
RULE 2: The world won't care about your self esteem. The world WILL expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
RULE 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You will NOT be vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
RULE 4: If you think your teacher was tough, wait till you get a boss!
RULE 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - They called it 'opportunity'.
RULE 6: If you mess up, it is NOT your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes. Learn from them.
RULE 7: Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you think you are. So, before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
RULE 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they will give you as MANY times as you want to get the right answer. This does not bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very few employers are interested in you FINDING YOURSELF. Do that in your own time.
RULE 10: TV is not real life. In real life people have to actually leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
RULE 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you will be working for one.
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