Laughter first and foremost, acceptance, and love.

I was always a watcher.

George and I have been there for each other since we were two years old and for most of life's most poignant moments.

Being there for each other during good times and bad.

I think the cycles of demand and ... .

I think the cycles of demand and ... .

I was thinking, God, I’m done. Isn’t it time to get hired finally?

And this is where, a couple of years before I had become CEO, I had read this book by Carol Dweck out of Stanford [University] called “Mindset,” which was more in relation to my kids. And the simple concept in that book, which I loved a lot, was it's better to be a learn-it-all even if the know-it-all has more innate capability, because the learn-it-all ultimately will do better. And I said, well, that applies to CEOs. That applies to companies made up of people. And I said: What if we introduce that as the meme to have the cultural dialogue at Microsoft?

Most people think that culture is something that happens to them, but what is important is that you take responsibility for culture — after all it's just a reflection of all of us, our every behavior and every action of ours.

I think the cycles of demand and ... .