We need to start thinking about the future of food if we are going to feed 9 billion people in a way that does not destroy our environment.

You have the refugee crisis triggered by Syria. That's got a lot of costs associated with it. Domestically, budgets are incredibly tight because the economy's not generating the growth that makes for easy trade-offs.

Instead of buying airplanes and playing around like some of our competitors, we've rolled almost everything back to the company.

Creative capitalism takes this interest in the fortunes of others and ties it to our interest in our own fortunes in ways that help advance both. This hybrid engine of self-interest and concern for others can serve a much wider circle of people than can be reached by self-interest or caring alone.

It is hard to smash a computer when you're laughing.

[We in Microsoft] are not the only software company but we are a great software company doing some unique work.

Be nice to nerds, they'll probably be your boss one day.