Bill Gates Speech

Lilly · 05-31-2002, 12:12 PM

Though Bill Gates gave this speech in California not Southern Maryland - I thought it touched on some of the points made in an earlier thread (long time ago) when there was the discussion of changing the gym classes in school (No more Dodgeball - remember!). Anyway - thought soem of you might find it interesting.

I for one, never knew I could agree with Bill Gates!!!

BILL Gates' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL
-Visalia, California.

Worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him,
he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone
with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a
kid, here's some advice Bill Gates recently dished out
at a high school speech about 11 things they did not
and will not learn in school. He talks about how
feel-good, politically correct teachings created a
generation of kids with no concept of reality and how
this concept set them up for failure in the real
world.

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 $40,000 a year right out of
high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car
phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is 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's 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 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'll give you as
many times as you want to get the right answer. This
doesn't 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 helping you find yourself. Do that on your own
time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life
people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go
to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up
working for one.

SxyPrincess · 05-31-2002, 12:25 PM

Way to go, Bill!

vraiblonde · 05-31-2002, 12:33 PM

Bch, where ya been? Didn't you know that this board is part of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?

*Sharon* ^(Premo) · 05-31-2002, 12:36 PM

Good points ---but it's been around as an urban legend for a couple of years.
http://www.snopes2.com/language/document/liferule.htm

vraiblonde · 05-31-2002, 12:38 PM

But he SHOULD have said it, right?

giggles04 · 05-31-2002, 01:30 PM

Ha.... yeah!!!!!

Lilly · 05-31-2002, 02:06 PM

Okay - Okay - so I was a victim of a hoax!

Either way - whoever said it was right and it SHOULD have been said!!

Oh good - now I get to go back to hating Bill Gates!

BCH- you are NOT the only republican . . . you are in good company in fact!

*Sharon* ^(Premo) · 05-31-2002, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lilly

BCH- you are NOT the only republican . . . you are in good company in fact!

Very good indeed!

Lilly---darn hoax got me once too!

:D

giggles04 · 05-31-2002, 02:30 PM

Me too.... one of those virus ones. One that just went around a little while ago with the whole little bear showing up when the computer did a search for the file. Lets just say I hope its not important!

Lilly · 05-31-2002, 03:17 PM

I am usually pretty good about checking snopes - especially when it involves lost children or charities. This one I just never even thought about it!

Truthfully - I just like that SOMEONE said it - regardless of who! Read the snopes article though and found the last 3 items interesting too! I agree with all - er, 'cept #11. Alas, I am a smoker even though I KNOW its moronic!:(

05-31-2002, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lilly The Original Lilly Member Since: Feb 2002 Posts: 339	Bill Gates Speech Though Bill Gates gave this speech in California not Southern Maryland - I thought it touched on some of the points made in an earlier thread (long time ago) when there was the discussion of changing the gym classes in school (No more Dodgeball - remember!). Anyway - thought soem of you might find it interesting. I for one, never knew I could agree with Bill Gates!!! BILL Gates' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL -Visalia, California. Worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a kid, here's some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. 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 $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is 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's 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 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'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't 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 helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time. Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. __________________ "Don't recite other people's opinions. I hate quotations." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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05-31-2002, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
SxyPrincess I Need a Life Member Since: Oct 2001 Location: I sooooo want to ride it, just never been on one that big before! Posts: 9,938	Way to go, Bill!
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05-31-2002, 12:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
vraiblonde Board Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid Posts: 66,953 Blog Entries: 2	Bch, where ya been? Didn't you know that this board is part of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy? __________________ Kyle's Mom's a beyotch.
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05-31-2002, 12:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sharon ^(Premo) * * * * * * * * * Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Hotel California Posts: 24,854	Don't give credit to Bil Good points ---but it's been around as an urban legend for a couple of years. http://www.snopes2.com/language/document/liferule.htm
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05-31-2002, 12:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
vraiblonde Board Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid Posts: 66,953 Blog Entries: 2	But he SHOULD have said it, right? __________________ Kyle's Mom's a beyotch.
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05-31-2002, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
giggles04 Queen of the Southend Member Since: May 2002 Location: The Southend of St. Mary's Posts: 1,324	Ha.... yeah!!!!! __________________ 'cause I'm a redneck woman I ain't no high class broad I'm just a product of my raising I say, 'hey ya'll' and 'yee-haw' And I keep my Christmas lights on On my front porch all year long And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me" ~Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman"
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05-31-2002, 02:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lilly The Original Lilly Member Since: Feb 2002 Posts: 339	Okay - Okay - so I was a victim of a hoax! Either way - whoever said it was right and it SHOULD have been said!! Oh good - now I get to go back to hating Bill Gates! BCH- you are NOT the only republican . . . you are in good company in fact! __________________ "Don't recite other people's opinions. I hate quotations." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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05-31-2002, 02:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
giggles04 Queen of the Southend Member Since: May 2002 Location: The Southend of St. Mary's Posts: 1,324	Me too.... one of those virus ones. One that just went around a little while ago with the whole little bear showing up when the computer did a search for the file. Lets just say I hope its not important! __________________ 'cause I'm a redneck woman I ain't no high class broad I'm just a product of my raising I say, 'hey ya'll' and 'yee-haw' And I keep my Christmas lights on On my front porch all year long And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song So here's to all my sisters out there keeping it country Let me get a big 'hell yeah' from the redneck girls like me" ~Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman"
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05-31-2002, 03:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lilly The Original Lilly Member Since: Feb 2002 Posts: 339	I am usually pretty good about checking snopes - especially when it involves lost children or charities. This one I just never even thought about it! Truthfully - I just like that SOMEONE said it - regardless of who! Read the snopes article though and found the last 3 items interesting too! I agree with all - er, 'cept #11. Alas, I am a smoker even though I KNOW its moronic!:( __________________ "Don't recite other people's opinions. I hate quotations." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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