I didn't used to wear a watch. Now I have a SPOT watch, which I wear all the time.

Looking at these issues as a businessman, I believe that investing in the world's poorest people is the smartest way that our government spends money.

Oh, I think there are a lot of people who would be buying and selling online today that go up there and they get the information, but then when it comes time to type in their credit card they think twice because they're not sure about how that might get out and what that might mean for them.

The information society should serve all of its citizens, not only the technically sophisticated and economically privileged.

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

The willingness to hear hard truth is vital not only for CEOs of big corporations but also for anyone who loves the truth. Sometimes the truth sounds like bad news, but it is just what we need.

If we [Microsoft Corporation] weren't still hiring great people and pushing ahead at full speed, it would be easy to fall behind and become a mediocre company. Fear should guide you, but it should be latent. I have some latent fear. I consider failure on a regular basis.