I was in a town of about 10,000 people, and a shipping container with a rusty microscope was their medical clinic.

You've got to enjoy time with your family and friends, and if you're involved in sports franchises, those peak moments in playoff games. You have to enjoy life.

The only regrets I have are rather prosaic - like I wish I went for a swim in the Pacific.

In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.

I enjoy creating new ideas, working on new creative projects.

When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

In the first eight or so years at Microsoft, we were always chained to our terminals, and after I got sick the first time, I decided that I was going to be more adventurous and explore more of the world.