Quotes from Steve Jobs

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

The tragedy is that Dell didn't win it - we lost it.

We've demonstrated a strong track record of being very disciplined with the use of our cash. We don't let it burn a hole in our pocket, we don't allow it to motivate us to do stupid acquisitions. And so I think that we'd like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.

Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.

In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side for ever more...that's what friends are for.

I try to get people to see what I have. . . . When you run a computer company, you have to get people to buy into your dreams.

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

Being an entrepreneur is like being a pirate. Go for the booty and discover new, uncharted lands.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Let's go invent tomorrow.