In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

I'm a person who enjoys the hands-on experience of anything I do. Get your hands dirty - that's the thing that drives and motivates me.

Even bad results teach you something, and you can learn your lessons and get better.

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

Lawyers don't run sales forces.

You know, being an entrepreneur is super hard work, and if you're not passionate about what you're doing, you're probably not going to succeed.

Enterprise search is becoming an indispensable tool to businesses of all sizes, helping people to find, use and share critical business information quickly.

What is humanity? To feel pain at the sorrows of our neighbours, to feel humiliated at the humiliation of fellow-beings.

I have come to the conclusion that there has never been an honest investigation by any authoritative body in the history of the world.

I've lost a lot of teeth and square yards of hide. But I've never lost my self-respect, and I've kept what I find in few men of my age - my enthusiasm.

Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier. It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.

Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that's a tough call. That's rebellion.

The reason the U.S. lags so badly is that we have obsolete rules that favor big over small, supply over efficiency, and incumbents over new market entrants.

The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type.

Stefan: "Indian with a dot, not a feather.

I love cameras but I find myself reluctantly taking pictures because what's past is past.