Physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky action at a distance.

I discovered that the best innovation is sometimes the company, the way you organize a company. The whole notion of how you build a company is fascinating." Steve Jobs

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

The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music.

For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence.

I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.

Steve has a reality distortion field.” When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated. “In his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he’s not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules.