Satya Nadella

The energy you create around you is perhaps going to be the most important attribute - in the long run, EQ trumps IQ. Without being a source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.

I think the combination of graduate education in a field like Computer Science and the opportunity to apply this in a work environment like Microsoft is what drove me. The impact these opportunities create can lead to work that has broad, worldwide impact.

Ultimately, what any company does when it is successful is merely a lagging indicator of its existing culture.

Wherever we are seeing something getting used, that to us is an early indicator that there might be something that people want. And then let's figure out how to make that great. And then let's go figure out monetization.

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work.

It's our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That's what at the end of the day defines us.

Longevity in this business is about being able to reinvent yourself or invent the future.

With all the abundance we have of computers and computing, what is scarce is human attention and time.

India for sure is a mobile-first country. But I don't think it will be a mobile-only country for all time. An emerging market will have more computing in their lives, not less computing, as there is more GDP and there is more need. As they grow, they will also want computers that grow from their phone.

Every opportunity I got, I took it as a learning experience.

It's not really about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along. And that, I think, might be one of the additional superpowers that, quite frankly, women who don't ask for raises have. Because that's good karma. It'll come back. Because somebody's going to know: 'That's the kind of person that I want to trust. That's the kind of person that I want to really give more responsibility to.'

I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.

Our ambitions are bold and so must be our desire to change and evolve our culture.