"At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant..." - Quote by Bill Gates
At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.
More by Bill Gates
“Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.”
“I believe that with great wealth comes great responsibility, a responsibility to give back to society and a responsibility to see that those resources are put to work in the best possible way to help those most in need.”
“Take agriculture, where we haven't done much, or sanitation; saying, "okay, we will be able to make a really huge effort there." It really energized the foundation and half of what we've gotten done in this last decade is because Warren [Buffett] trusted us.”
More on Corporate Culture
“One thing I've always loved about the culture at Microsoft is there is nobody who is tougher on us, in terms of what we need to learn and do better, than the people in the company itself. You can walk down these halls, and they'll tell you, 'We need to do usability better, push this or that frontier.'”
“Massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.”
“By the time you rise through the ranks, the culture of homogenization has bred the spirit and imagination out of you.”