One: demonstrations always crash. And two: the probability of them crashing goes up exponentially with the number of people watching.

One of the failures of technology companies is that they build technologies thinking everything else will work out.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

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

Focusing is all about saying no

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

A computer is the most incredible tool we've ever seen. It can be a writing tool, a communications center, a supercalculator, a planner, a filer and an artistic instrument all in one, just by being given new instructions, or software, to work from. There are no other tools that have the power and versatility of a computer.