Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview.

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

Once IBM gains control of a market sector, they almost always stop innovation. They prevent innovation from happening.

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.

Woz and I started Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees.

My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

Do your best at every job. Don't sleep! Success generates more success so be hungry for it. Hire good people with a passion for excellence.