Our mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more is really a look back to the very creation of Microsoft.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. read more

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The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one. read more

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Being too nice gets you nothing more than a compliment. read more

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Home is not a structure, but the place that we feel comfortable the place we belong the place of our loved ones. read more

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To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. read more

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What was true then and what is true now, is that we create technology so that others can create more technology. read more

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Technologies will come and go, so you need to be able to both ask and answer the question: what do you do as a company, why do you exist? read more

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The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly. read more

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This notion of universal Windows apps is a very powerful concept because we're now aggregating the 300-plus-million-socket run rate of Windows into one opportunity for our developers. read more

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If you are going to have a risk-taking culture, you can't really look at every failure as a failure, you've got to be able to look at the failure as a learning opportunity. read more

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