Steve Ballmer Quotes

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting.

I wish I could play the whole game and come back tomorrow.

I'm a very lazy person by nature. I have to be really engaged, and then I go straight from lazy to obsessive. I couldn't study chemistry, but I could memorize all the books for Dungeons and Dragons. It was ridiculous. The trick is to find what I like to do.

My life is a life of hobbies and enthusiasm.

I love sharing my passions.

Whatever interests is interesting.

I don't have hobbies. I have passions.

It is obvious that the only interesting people are interested people, and to be completely interested is to have forgotten about "I".

I think everybody needs a passion. Whether it's one passion or a hundred, that's what keep life interesting.

There are two ways to be cool: One is to be disinterested and make it seem like you must be doing something much more interesting than everybody else if you are this disinterested. The other is to be extremely interested. You are not trying to please anyone, but you are really invested are really focused.

I just want to be able to do something that's interesting to me.

I do tend to lose myself in whatever job I'm doing or hobby I'm into.

I think the game of football, from a commentating standpoint, is missing something. I think it should be a celebration, and I think it should be enjoyable, and I'm trying to make it that way.

You can take your play seriously as long as you seriously play.

Fun gets people going; fun gets people excited.

Working with someone who's really passionate about it is great, because you become passionate, and then it's fun; it's not work anymore.

I'm quite good at talking about things I care about.

When you have fun doing something, you should immerse yourself in it completely.

Everybody knows when I get in the zone... I just kind of go crazy. I have a lot of fun.

I have to focus and keep things together as much as anyone with a real job... It's just that I know, from experience, that the more fun I have doing something that the more successful it will be.

I enjoy gastronomy, music, and fashion, so I'll end up involved in one of those three areas - or all three! They're things I have a passion for, and I only do what I'm passionate about.

I have hobbies.

I despise lackadaisical behavior when it comes to our music. I mean, this is heavy metal music. You must be involved. You're required to be involved.

I really enjoy being in the game for every single ball.

I'm probably not as good in the topics that I'm less passionate about than the ones I spend all my time on.