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I appoint the laziest person to do the hardest job as they'll find the easiest way to do it

Competition is always a fantastic thing, and the computer industry is intensely competitive.

The only definition by which Americas best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis.

There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.

I want to make clear that we respect the role of government in our legal andeconomic system.

The only definition by which America's best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis.

China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.

It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?

The ability of a successful company to add functionality to its product has long been upheld.

I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.

Look At The Clock When You Are Sitting idle. But Never Look At The Clock When You Are Working.

Learning from mistakes and constantly improving products is a key in all successful companies.

I think any statement about stock prices is always suspect unless it's made by Warren Buffett.

If you're smart, you often want a feedback loop so you know if what you've done is... is right.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.

Depending on how quickly you get ocean rise, you have people who live in river deltas [at risk].

Being able to see an activity log of where a kid has been going on the Internet is a good thing.

Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position.

I regret being the richest man in the world because that position attracts undeserved publicity.

Lectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts.

Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

The world is not flat, and PCs are not, in the hierarchy of human needs, in the first five rungs.

The Internet is the easiest thing to get into. To be an Internet retailer, you just get that URL.

We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.

If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve.

Billionaires should never be responsible for solving problems, because they're not the government.

If you're too focused on your current business, it's hard to change and concentrate on innovating.

Good stuff tends to happen gradually, whereas violence or catastrophes are deemed more newsworthy.

Finding information is either a software question or a question of how much information is online.

Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change.

Music, even with these dial-up connections you have to the Internet, is very practical to download.

Some very poor countries run great vaccination systems, and some richer ones run terrible programs.

Take our 20 best people away, and I will tell you that Microsoft will become an unimportant company

The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough.

Why do people benefit in inverse proportion to their need? Well, market incentives make that happen.

I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.

There is a difference between what technology enables and what historical business practices enable.

Teams should be able to act with the same unity of purpose and focus as a well motivated individual.

If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It tries to balance out.

We are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy.

Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document that.

We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.

Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now help me spread the word about Giving Tuesday!

Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize in positive ways to help society.

Does the universe exist only for me? It's possible. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

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