Steve Ballmer

"I love this company. I love the mission we're on. I think we can change the world."

"We're always a day late and a dollar short in terms of the resources we need."

"The number one thing that I feel passionate about is education."

"I'm going to go and try to be the best CEO I can be."

"Hey, hey! Developers, developers, developers, developers!"

"The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."

"I want to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

"Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat."

"Microsoft is always ten years away from failure."

"At the end of the day it's about what you've built."

"People always overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten."

"If you want to have a successful company, you have to be willing to fail."

"I think what we want to do is always surprise and delight our customers."

"The only thing that matters in life is how fast you are growing and learning."

"Passion is a key ingredient for success."

"You cannot have a sustainable company if you don't have a sustainable model."

"I believe that technology is changing the world."

"The business of the future is passion."

"You need to be willing to make mistakes in order to succeed."

"I want to build the best company in the world."

"Great companies are built on passion and purpose."

"The key to success is finding people who are smarter than you."

"You have to truly believe in what you're doing."

"Change is the only constant in business."

"I'm optimistic about the future of technology."

"Every employee needs to understand the mission and believe in it."

"The most important thing is that you care."

"I have no regrets about my time at Microsoft."

"You need to invest in people and culture."

"The internet will change everything."