I love building the products, seeing people use the products but you know along with success comes the need for a dialogue with the government.

The pace of progress in biology creates a foundation that naturally gets picked up by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to solve rich-world diseases. This is attractive science. It's science that people want to work on.

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.

My job is about the most fun thing I do, but I have a broad set of interests, going places, reading things, doing things.

Patience is a key element of success.

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.