閱讀是用來滿足我好奇心的最佳方式
——比爾·蓋茨
Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity.
—— Bill Gates
比爾·蓋茨 (Bill Gates) 雖已從微軟退休，卻在2017年仍舊以900億美元的身價第18次蟬聯《福布斯》富豪榜榜首。
(圖片來源: gatesnote Blog)
據悉，比爾·蓋茨每年要閱讀大約50本書籍(劃重點！平均一周一本的節奏！)，但其中只有5本可以成為他的'心頭大好'。
2017年年末，蓋茨慣例精選出5本他的年度最愛書單 (his annual list of favorites) 并公布在他的 gatesnotes blog.
比爾·蓋茨評論:
'This gorgeous graphic novel is a deeply personal memoir that explores what it means to be a parent and a refugee.'
這本出色的圖文小說是一本深刻的個人回憶錄，探討了身為父母與難民這兩種身份的意義。
比爾·蓋茨評論:
'Desmond has written abrilliant portrait of Americans living in poverty. He gave me a better sense of what it is like to be poor in this country than anything else I have read.'
作者德斯蒙德以其杰出的筆觸，勾勒出一幅關于美國窮人的畫像。比起其他我讀過的作品，他使我更清楚地理解在美國當窮人是一種怎樣的感受。
比爾·蓋茨評論:
'His written voice is very similar to his stage voice, and I found myself laughing out loud several times while reading it.'
他的文字與他在舞臺上的語言一樣幽默，我在讀這本書的時候好幾次都忍不住放聲大笑。
比爾·蓋茨評論:
'The Sympathizer is a gripping story about a double agent and the trouble he gets himself into.'
《同情者》講述的是一個雙重間諜和他把自己陷入各種麻煩的故事，盡管有些陰暗，卻十分扣人心弦。
比爾·蓋茨評論:
'Smil is one of my favorite authors, and this is his masterpiece. He lays out how our need for energy has shaped human history – from the era of donkey-powered mills to today's quest for renewable energy.'
作者斯米爾是我最喜歡的作家之一，而這本書是他杰作。他展示了我們對能源的需求如何塑造了人類的歷史——從老驢拉磨的年代，到如今對可再生能源的探索。
幾十年來養成的閱讀習慣，對于比爾·蓋茨的思維方式和處事態度都起到了很大的幫助，這些金句就是出自首富之口。
生活是不公平的，要去適應它。
Life is not fair – get used to it!
這世界在你有成就前不會在意你的自尊。
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.
烙牛肉餅并不有損你的尊嚴。你的祖父母對烙牛肉餅可有不同的定義；他們稱它為機遇。
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it 'opportunity'.
在你出生之前，你的父母并非像他們現在這樣乏味。他們變成今天這個樣子是因為這些年來他們一直在為你付賬單，給你洗衣服。所以，在對父母喋喋不休之前，還是先去打掃一下你自己的屋子吧。
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 thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
人生沒有寒署候，人生不是學期制，沒有哪個雇主有興趣幫你尋找自我，你必須依靠自己去完成。
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get any summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.
(圖片來源: gatesnote Blog)
