“The most important thing for me is that I just don’t want to go down the same path as everyone else. I want to do something that is different.”
“In the software world, it’s very rare for a company to have the opportunity to have a strong impact on the world, to have a truly lasting legacy.”
“The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.”
“I have always thought that if you have a long-term vision, you will certainly make mistakes. But, they will be mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth.”
“I have four words for you: I love this company, yes!”
“I’m not sure blogs are going to be necessarily the wave of the future.”
“Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.”
“Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.”
“The important thing is to take risks and not be afraid of failure.”
“The thing that’s been true for Microsoft is that innovation starts with the platform.”
“There’s no substitute for hard work, ever.”
“Developers, developers, developers, developers!”
“We need to be the leading software company in the world.”
Steve Ballmer Quotes
“I love this company. Yeah!”
“I’m a big advocate of believing in the dream, and that goes along with my entrepreneurial background.”
“Our people, our communities, and our country matter most.”
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.”
“We’re all learning here; the best listeners will end up the smartest.”
“Our industry does not respect tradition – it only respects innovation.”
“I don’t know what a monopoly is until somebody tells me.”
“A real leader faces the music even when he doesn’t like the tune.”
“You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.”
“We will make decisions, some of which will be wrong, but most of which will be right.”
“I think Amazon is the leader in cloud computing.”
“Windows 8 is the rebirth of Microsoft Windows.”
“The future of computing is not just in devices but in the cloud.”
“Innovation is the lifeblood of this industry.”‘
“The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do.”
“The world is changing, but we’re all about changing the world.”
“Our industry is about as exciting as it gets.”
“People who are more technologically adept are going to be a more powerful force in the future. It is inevitable.”
“It’s hard work and great people that make a company great, and I’ve been lucky to have a great team working with me.”
“The number one benefit of technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative.”
“We’re going to make our products easier to use, more intuitive, and more connected.”
“We don’t have a monopoly. We have market share. There’s a difference.”
“It’s a mind-set. You can focus on what’s wrong in the world, or you can focus on what’s right.”
“Businesses change. They grow, they shrink, they make mistakes. The successful ones learn and adapt.”
“I want to see us do more innovation at a faster pace.”
“Sometimes I can be accused of giving people too much detail about Microsoft’s technology.”
“You can’t invent if you can’t accept failure. To invent you need to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment.”
“I’m going to do what I think is right.”
“I’m a fun-loving guy, I enjoy life.”
“There’s no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.”