I despise politics. There is no room for it in a company. My life is going to be way too short to deal with that.

The reality is, is that we love competition, at Apple. We think it makes us all better. But we want people to invent their own stuff.

Without encryption, you and I wouldn't be able to do our banking online. We wouldn't be able to buy things online, because your credit cards - they've probably been ripped off anyway, but they would be ripped off left and right every day if there wasn't encryption.

Apple is this great American company that could have only happened here.

A great product isn't just a collection of features. It's how it all works together.

Our message, to people around the country and around the world, is this: Apple is open. Open to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, how they worship or who they love.

It's clear why hacking communities are [growing]. Because it's like, there's a lot more gold there. There's a lot more to steal than ever before.