I think when money starts to corrupt journalism, it undermines the journalism, and it undermines the credibility of the product, and you end up not succeeding.

Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change.

You and I love understanding American Revolution, but let's also understand the digital revolution, because that makes us more comfortable with our technology.

If you truly have a passion for what you do, you will care even about the parts unseen.

Ed Woolard, his mentor on the Apple board, pressed Jobs for more than two years to drop the interim in front of his CEO title. Not only was Jobs refusing to commit himself, but he was baffling everyone by taking only $1 a year in pay and no stock options. I make 50 cents for showing up, he liked to joke, and the other 50 cents is based on performance.

What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. They’re turning you into Microsoft. They’re causing you to turn out products that are adequate but not great.

If you act like you can do something, then it will work.