325 Quotes by Steve Ballmer

All of our major businesses can have a short-twitch capability every six to nine months to a long-twitch capability. We can't make customers wait three to four years for things they need every few months,

My wife spent a lot of time on what we do from a civic contribution giving perspective, for a number of years, I've really joined her in that. We're focused on issues in the United States, particularly issues with people who have been trapped in neighborhoods in what I might call intergenerational poverty.

has not been building all its muscles evenly.

It is clear that hackers did see some of our source code,

You get some success. You run into some walls...it's how tenacious you are, how irrepressible, how ultimately optimistic and tenacious you are about it that will determine your success.

It's hard to invent a new thing, and it's just as hard to invent another new thing.

I think that ought to lead to crisper, faster actions on certain kinds of decisions we need to make,

I want to express my deepest condolences at the passing of Steve Jobs, one of the founders of our industry and a true visionary. My heart goes out to his family, everyone at Apple and everyone who has been touched by his work,

Ultimately progress is measured sort of through the eyes of users.