Best leadership quotes by Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer

"The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential."

"Eventually the Internet will be accessed by PC, television, and wireless devices."

"As a global company, our future growth and success requires that we constantly look at ways to improve our ability to serve customers worldwide."

"The stock market has always had its own meter. Sometimes it’s ahead of itself, sometimes it’s behind itself. A broken watch is right twice a day."

"I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don’t worry enough about whether they’ll love the work, and they worry more about whether it’s good experience."

"There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It’s a $500 subsidized item."

"I’m very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There’s so much opportunity. Let’s just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it."

"The way I do things I usually always prefer to have a very clear strategy and be very focused. At the same time to be very rock solid, and crisp in execution."