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.

Sometimes it's very difficult to find fresh fruit on the road.

In a company where tech decisions were still ultracentralized, the repercussions of a distracted CEO had to be damaging.

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

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.

The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.