Change the boundaries of business.

I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.

The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives.

Microsoft is always two years away from failure.

Make it just like a Mac.

The most interesting biofuel efforts avoid using land that's expensive and has high opportunity costs. They do this by getting onto other types of land, or taking advantage of byproducts that aren't used in the food chain today, or by intercropping.

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