We need to look at less obvious paths, things like the wind in the jet stream, which is very high up. The material science of what type of kite strin….

We are seeing smarter philanthropy, more philanthropy, and that's true world wide. So it's kind of a movement that has a lot of accomplishments, even….

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is t….

Windows 2000 already contains features such as the human discipline component, where the PC can send an electric shock through the keyboard if the hu….

The microprocessor is a miracle..

I'm not a macroeconomics person..

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous A….

Skype actually does get a fair bit of revenue..

... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this year - if you check, you'll se….

Unfortunately, the highly curious student is a small percentage of the kids..

Perhaps I should be flattered that somebody imagines the name is worth so much, especially since my parents gave me the same name 42 years ago for fr….

I remember thinking quite logically that I didn't want to spoil my children with wealth and so that I would create a foundation, but not knowing exac….

Eventually we'll be able to sequence the human genome and replicate how nature did intelligence in a carbon-based system..

I know that historically our foundation has had great relations with all the administrations.[Bill] Clinton administration did a lot of outreach. The….

Some people read off of their Palms and Pocket PCs, but the real immersible reading experience takes a full-screen device..

The Gates Foundation has learned that two questions can predict how much kids learn: 'Does your teacher use class time well?' and, 'When you're confu….

If we [Microsoft Corporation] weren't still hiring great people and pushing ahead at full speed, it would be easy to fall behind and become a mediocr….

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future..

We're all responsible for creating a polio-free world while we still can..

The challenge here is to design a system where market incentives, including profits and recognition, drive those principles to do more for the poor. ….

Software is inherently complicated. If you say to somebody I want an airline reservation system, to really say what you want in terms of overbooking ….