Bill Gates

Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get their feedback and understand their needs. ”

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation. ”

Harnessing steam power required many innovations, as William Rosen chronicles in the book 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World.' ”

I'm an investor in a number of biotech companies, partly because of my incredible enthusiasm for the great innovations they will bring. ”

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone. ”

The potential financial reward for building the 'next Windows' is so great that there will never be a shortage of new technologies seeking to challenge it. ”

I remember thinking quite logically that I didn't want to spoil my children with wealth and so that I would create a foundation, but not knowing exactly what it would focus on. ”

Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career. ”

Measles will always show you if someone isn't doing a good job on vaccinations. Kids will start dying of measles. ”

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod. ”