Steve Jobs Quotes

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

I wish him the best, I really do. I just think he and Microsoft are a bit narrow. He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

My girlfriend always laughs during sex - no matter what she's reading.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.