Quotes about thinking
thinking play giving
I think if you talk to the experts in any field where you have to take on a unknown challenge, where you're going to be working on it for a long time you'd find that to work themselves up to their best performance and really throw themselves into it, you know, spend all these hours in there and ah, give it their... give it their best that optimism plays a role. Bill Gates
thinking engineering people
Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.
thinking political chinese
I think (the internet) is contributing to Chinese political engagement..access to the outside world is preventing more censorship.
thinking information-flow mind
Access to the outside world is preventing more censorship. I do think information flow is happening in China. .. There's no doubt in my mind that it's been a huge plus.
thinking giving people
People who feel the world is tilted against them will spawn the kind of hatred that is very dangerous for all of us. I think it's a healthy sign that there are demonstrators in the streets. They are raising the question of 'is the rich world giving back enough?'
thinking lines littles
(In response to Java) Anybody who thinks a little 9,000-line program that's distributed free and can be cloned by anyone is going to affect anything we do at Microsoft has his head screwed on wrong.
thinking careers people
Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career.
thinking hands years
The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on anything except software.
thinking differences empowering
Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in how much value is received from that will be how much the company steps back and really thinks through their business processes, thinking through how their business can change, how their project management, their customer feedback, their planning cycles can be quite different than they ever were before.
thinking culture
I don't think culture is something you can describe.
thinking want tough
I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved.
thinking information
Information work is thinking work.
thinking interesting filters
Microsoft Research has a thing called the Sense Cam that, as you walk around, it's taking photos all the time. And the software will filter and find the ones that are interesting without having to think, 'Let's get out the camera and get that shot.' You just have that, and software helps you pick what you want.
thinking media magazines
I don't think there's a... boundary between digital media and print media. Every magazine is doing an online version.
thinking law sides
The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant.
thinking people leader
With tech companies, whoever's the leader is always questioned, you know. They say, 'Is this the end of them?' And - there's more - more times people think that's the case than it really is the case.
thinking world dramatic
I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.
thinking wife given
My wife thinks she's better than me at puzzles. I haven't given in on that one yet.
thinking unique neurons
I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence.
thinking people special
Programs today get very fat; the enhancements tend to slow the programs down because people put in special checks. When they want to add some feature, they'll just stick in these checks without thinking how they might slow the thing down.
thinking years gaps
The power of capitalism to mediate the gap between rich and poor is pretty incredible. Indeed, I think, year by year, the gap gets less.
thinking warren-buffet made
I think any statement about stock prices is always suspect unless it's made by Warren Buffett.
thinking choices succeed
To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.
thinking
I think there will be PCs at every price point.
thinking important moral
The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.
thinking people drones
Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.
thinking people world
When you have the medical advances you think will they be available to everyone. Will they not just be for the rich world or even just the rich people and the rich world? Will they be for the world at large?
thinking keys people
Microsoft is involved in setting some fairly key standards and people are afraid of it because they think, Geez, they are quite capable. It's daunting, I suppose.
thinking people needs
We need to start thinking about the Future of Food if we are going to feed 9 billion people in a way that does not destroy our environment.
thinking library age
I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.
thinking musician goes-on
Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.
thinking self years
By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient. You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, but in fact, Melinda and I are struck by how many people think the world is getting worse. The belief that the world can’t solve extreme poverty and disease isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful. That’s why in this year’s letter we take apart some of the myths that slow down the work. The next time you hear these myths, we hope you will do the same.
thinking technology digital
We are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy.