You realize that life is short and fragile; and when you are facing walls of water, you understand your own mortality can change and how quickly things could change.

When I do something, it is all about self-discovery. I want to learn and discover my own limits.

There's a wonderful saying that's dead wrong. 'Why did you climb the mountain?' 'I climbed the mountain because it was there.' That's utter nonsense...You climbed the mountain because you were there, and you were curious if you could do it. You wondered what it would be like.

To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'

If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, we're toast. But if it is, we're golden.

I enjoy the competition and the process of learning as we compete. The whole thing is just fascinating. I don't know what I'll do when I retire. When I go sailing, I look around ... anyone want to race? I just love competing as opposed to just going out and watching the sunset.

Microsoft is already the most powerful company on earth but you ain't seen nothing yet.