The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.

I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool.

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close the deficit.

China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

Windows 95 was a nice milestone.

Sometimes, I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don't act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end.