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.

Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?

To have your whole music library with you at all times is a quantum leap in listening to music. How do we possibly do this?

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Fear of failure falls away in the face of death.

Be ready to catch the ball when it is thrown by life.