In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way.

I think it's going to be great if people can buy a ticket to fly up and see black sky and the stars. I'd like to do it myself-but probably after it has flown a serious number of times first!

Traditionally, Seattle has been a great sports town and great football town. What the Huskies have achieved over the years has been pretty amazing. That's how I got my first taste of football - when I went with my father to Husky Stadium.

The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.

In global warming, I think everyone is scratching their heads - are there technological things that can be brought to bear that can make a difference?

As a species, we've always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.

Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future . . . I called that future The Wired World.