Bill Gates
He is my idol because he is one of the smartest man in the world, but yet he still is open to learning new things and creating a better future for the world. His inventions have changed the world significantly, but he is humble and willing to share with other people of his knowledge. Till today he still made contact to students all over the world to give them perspective of how to be successful like him without anything to return.
He is also a very generous man. In 2000, he and his wife started a foundation called The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning in the United States and around the world. This foundation supports scientific research to help people with poverty and extreme living conditions to get access to education and information technology. He has donated various large sums of money to this foundation to help people around the world.
He is my idol mainly because even though he is one of the wealthiest people in the world, money doesn't change a person's view of life. His passion for knowledge amazes me and I too hope that I could achieve such level of knowledge. Even though he has failed in the past, but he never quit learning. He once said "It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure". That is to never be afraid of failure and to keep learning.
