We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.

China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.

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

So we do software for watches, for phones, for TV sets, for cars. And some of these take a long time to catch on.

Investing in innovation, which was my broad theme talking to [Warren Buffett ], that included health vaccines, it included energy and education.

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It`s not just that the personal computer has come along as a great tool. The whole pace of business is moving faster. Globalization is forcing companies to do things in new ways.