What a computer is to me is the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.

A lot of people think big business in America is a bad thing. I think it's a really good thing. Most people in business are ethical, hard-working, good people. And it's a meritocracy.

I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney - not replace Disney - but be the next Disney.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people.

I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

Let them know precisely what you are going to do with their data