Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

We need to get a broader awareness. People say climate change is really bad, but painting that picture of what you're putting at risk.

The common thread for everything I do is this idea of a Web-services architecture. What does that mean? It means taking components of software and systems and having them be self-describing, so that you can aim them, ask them what their capabilities are, and communicate with them using a standard protocol.

It's fantastic that Microsoft in the cloud space is one of very few companies that's got the critical mass, the particular emphasis on helping business customers get up to that cloud with all the unique requirements they have. It's very exciting.

I would counsel people to go to college, because it's one of the best times in your life in terms of who you meet and develop a broad set of intellectual skills.

American dependence on oil has only gone up as we've gone through various crises and not invested in R&D.