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.

People care a lot that the USA is well run, and people globally expect us to do things in upgrading science and more.

More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve.

The huge turnout for Live 8 here and around the world proves that thanks to the leadership from people like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown the world is beginning to demand more action on global health and poverty.

India is more of an aid recipient than a provider of aid.

Any version of Windows is going to have lots of great new things that people use and things that are tough.

In 80% of the world, energy will be bought where it is economic. You have to help the rest of the world get energy at a reasonable price.