I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.

Investing in innovation, which was my broad theme talking to [Warren Buffett ], that included health vaccines, it included energy and education.

We had planned to integrate a Web browser with our operating system as far back as 1993( filing its first court responses to federal antitrust)

Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software.

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.

If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of families can earn themselves a better living and a better life.

Other paths would include making nuclear fission cheap enough and safe enough that people broadly embrace it, so that could be scaled up.