I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I didn't end up in computer science.

That it's a worldwide thing that families are better off.

The trouble with energy farming is that the energy isn't always where you want to use it, and it isn't always when you want to use it.

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

Microsoft does not dominate the software industry by any stretch of the imagination. We have lots of very able competitors who keep us constantly vigilant, and sometimes they beat us to the punch. Microsoft's success to date is based solely on the fact that people like Microsoft software.

Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company's ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities.

Microsoft is always two years away from failure.