Depending on where you live, cooking, sex and pooping are either 3 of life's pleasures or what kills you

I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world. People who are pessimistic about the future tend to extrapolate from the present in a straight line. But innovation fundamentally shifts the trajectory of development.

Microsoft is always two years away from failure.

Leaders are those who empower others.

I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies.

Five years from now on the Web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university.

I have a company that is not Microsoft, called Corbis. Corbis is the operation that merged with Bettman Archives. It has nothing to do with Microsoft. It was intentionally done outside of Microsoft because Microsoft isn't interested.