"Computers are like a bicycle for our minds."

"Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart."

"It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people."

"The computer is a moron."

"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG."

"A fundamental new rule for business is that the Internet changes everything."

"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they?"

"Software innovation... requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people."

"If geek means you're willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering matter, I plead guilty."

"Who decides what's in Windows? The customers who buy it."

"A computer on every desk and in every home."

"The way to become a software giant is to write very good software."

"Energy innovation is the most important thing for the world."

"The next outbreak? We're not ready."

"The great thing about software is you can make it once and sell it a billion times."