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

Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.

I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not jus….

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 ….

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 ….

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile..

Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time..

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..

I am very excited to be supporting one of the world's most visionary efforts to seek basic answers to some of the fundamental question about our univ….

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?.

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

For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Micr….

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 h….

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….

What is the best advice, business or otherwise, you've had and from whom? The best advice I've received came many years ago from my father. He told….

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

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 mayb….

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….

With documentary-film projects, you hope you highlight an area of concern people haven't thought about before. A lot of times, I'm asking myself - 'T….

What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?.