According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life.

[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.

Take our 20 best people away, and I will tell you that Microsoft will become an unimportant company

I read an hour almost every night. It's part of falling asleep.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

There was a magical breakthrough when the computer became cheap and we could see that everyone could afford a computer.

Playing Bridge is a pretty old fashioned thing in a way that I really like. I was watching my daughter ride horses this weekend and that is also a bit old fashioned but fun. I do the dishes every night - other people volunteer but I like the way I do it.