Life is not fair, get used to it.

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

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

In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance… you thrive on that.

Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity – the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

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

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.

I studied every thing but never topped.. But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees

In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation’s future.

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

Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point.

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.

The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Patience is a key element of success.

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

In this business, by the time you realize you’re in trouble, it’s too late to save yourself. Unless you’re running scared all the time, you’re gone.

You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.