work Quotes

I work hard because I love my work.

I have always loved the competitive forces in this business. You know I certainly have meetings where I spur people on by saying, "Hey, we can do better than this. How come we are not out ahead on that?" Thats... ...

Anything you do, you better enjoy it for its value. Because people are going to second-guess everything you do.

I like my job because it involves learning. I like being around smart people who are trying to figure out new things. I like the fact that if people really try they can figure out how to invent things that... ...

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have the confidence of their convictions and they know their skills. And that occupies most of my time.

Creativity allows people to be effective.

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

I'm serious when I do my work. I'm not serious when I'm home with my kids.

When I was in my 40s, Microsoft was my primary activity.

It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally getting close to what I call the digital workstyle.