When I was 5 or 6 years old, I never wanted toys; I wanted electrical parts so I could build things. And I was better at taking things apart and putting them back together, but I always had extra pieces left over, so I think it was an early warning that I was a better designer than an engineer.

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.

You can't be No. 1 unless you think like No. 1. You have to appear like No. 1.

When I was 5 or 6 years old, I never wanted toys; I wanted electrical parts so I could build things. And I was better at taking things apart and putting them back together, but I always had extra pieces left over, so I think it was an early warning that I was a better designer than an engineer.

If you spend too much time worrying about how other people perceive you, you'll never break the rules.

Apple is so focused on its vision that it does things in a very careful, deliberate way.

Innovation has never come through bureaucracy and hierarchy. It's always come from individuals.