Quotes from Steve Jobs

You've got to have a problem that you want to solve; a wrong that you want to right.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Let's go invent tomorrow.

You have to be burning with "an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right." If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

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

"If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time."

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

The manual for WordStar, the most popular word-processing program, is 400 pages thick. To write a novel, you have to read a novel - one that reads like a mystery to most people. They're not going to learn slash q-z any more than they're going to learn Morse code. That is what Macintosh is all about.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

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.

God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone's heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.