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" And no, we don't know where it will lead. We just know there's something much bigger than any of us here. "
Steve Jobs
Us
Bigger
Here
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" Part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians, poets, and artists, and zoologists, and historians. They also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world. But if it hadn't been computer science, these people would have been doing amazing things in other fields. "
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Great
" My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. "
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" I believe life is an intelligent thing: that things aren't random. "
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" The design of the Mac wasn't what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it's all about. It takes a passionate commitment to really thoroughly understand something, chew it up, not just quickly swallow it. "
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" The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts. "
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Arts
Apple
Always
" A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets. "
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Path
" But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem. "
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New
Night
Innovation
" Japan's very interesting. Some people think it copies things. I don't think that anymore. I think what they do is reinvent things. They will get something that's already been invented and study it until they thoroughly understand it. In some cases, they understand it better than the original inventor. "
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" Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence. "
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" I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back. "
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Life
Apple
My Life
" Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. "
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Courage
Life
Time
" You'll see more and more perfection of that - computer as servant. But the next thing is going to be computer as a guide or agent. "
Steve Jobs
Perfection
Guide
Going
" Well, Apple invented the PC as we know it, and then it invented the graphical user interface as we know it eight years later (with the introduction of the Mac). But then, the company had a decade in which it took a nap. "
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Introduction
Apple
Nap
" You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. "
Steve Jobs
Trust
Future
Life
" You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous, all the attention to it, because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me. "
Steve Jobs
Because
Money
You
" I think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ideas that don't have a short-term payback. "
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Think
Money
You
" It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor. "
Steve Jobs
Stores
Music
Online
" Stay hungry, stay foolish. "
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Stay
Foolish
Hungry
" Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. "
Steve Jobs
Leadership
People
Quality
" Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn. "
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Software
Computers
Learn
" I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do. "
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Wanted
Technology
Always
" Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. "
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Feels
Just
Looks
" As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what's happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don't seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids. "
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People
World
Better
" Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. "
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Business
Best
Mistakes
" Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. "
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Pride
Fear
Fall
" Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. "
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Inspirational
Heart
Life
" The seven-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone, and too small to compete with an iPad. "
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Too
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Big
" Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. "
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Leadership
Follower
Innovation
" This is what customers pay us for - to sweat all these details so it's easy and pleasant for them to use our computers. We're supposed to be really good at this. That doesn't mean we don't listen to customers, but it's hard for them to tell you what they want when they've never seen anything remotely like it. "
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Good
Computers
Details
" It's not the tools that you have faith in - tools are just tools. They work, or they don't work. It's people you have faith in or not. Yeah, sure, I'm still optimistic I mean, I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long. "
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Faith
Long