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?

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.

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 enjoy life.

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

The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.

Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high

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?

In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way.

When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.

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 here, too.

A pastor without anointing is just a religious professor

Most of us spend so much time thinking about where we have been or where we are supposed to be going that we have a hard time recognizing where we actually are.

The way to judge a good hand is that the fingers are the same size at the tip as where they come out of the hand itself.

Today I am one of the senior technical cadre that makes the Internet work, and a core Linux and open-source developer.

Babies on television never spit up on the Ultrasuede.

The bottom line for me is that life is short and art is long.

I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq.

Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.

Nothing is more beautiful than a line that brings out a form.

It's too easy to be myself with you.