The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

I believe that every life is valuable. That we can make things better. That innovation is the key to a bright future. That we're just getting started.

There's no magic line between an application and an operating system that some bureaucrat in Washington should draw.

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

The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.

I hope someday what people can do with their lives depends on their talents and how hard they are willing to work, rather than on where they happen to be born.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.