You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.

We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

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?

That would be such a life-changing thing, for us all to know that there are other beings out there who we could potentially communicate with, or maybe we are listening to a signal that they transmitted hundreds of millennia ago.

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

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

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.