Bill Gates

M: Look at this article I am reading. It says here that Microsoft made over $36 billion in 2004. W: Wow! M: I wish I was Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft! W: Is it just because of the money? M: Of course! You can donate a lot of money to help other people. Bill Gates donates millions to charity every year. He also employs about 55,000 people in 85 different countries. W: I heard that he got interested in computers when he was really young. M: That’s right. He started programming computers when he was 13 years old. W: Really? M: Yes. Then he studied computers at Harvard University. W: He was a Harvard graduate? This shows how important education is to success. M: Actually, Bill Gates decided to drop out of Harvard. He was an excellent student. But he did not want to graduate. W: Why not? M: He had a dream. He dreamed that computers would be in every home and office in the world. W: I see! He decided to follow his dream. M: Yes. He made the right decision!