Business is religion, and religion is business. The man who does not make a business of his religion has a read more

Business is religion, and religion is business. The man who does not make a business of his religion has a religious life of no force, and the man who does not make a religion of his business has a business life of no character.

We [Microsoft] don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

We [Microsoft] don't have a monopoly. We have market share. There's a difference.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant read more

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant will be bored, all but one mind underused.).

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.