Occupation: Philanthropist Birth: January 21, 1953
Traditionally, Seattle has been a great sports town and great football town. What the Huskies have achieved over the years has been pretty amazing. T….
Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future . . . I called that future The Wired World..
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?.
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….
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….
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….
I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile..
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….
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….
I was in a town of about 10,000 people, and a shipping container with a rusty microscope was their medical clinic..
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 ….
The only regrets I have are rather prosaic - like I wish I went for a swim in the Pacific..
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time..
We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there..
Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.
The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward..
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 ….
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?.
For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Micr….