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

Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.

The reality distortion field was a confounding mélange of a charismatic rhetorical style, indomitable will, and eagerness to bend any fact to fit the purpose at hand.

Jobs did not know that Sculley had told Eisenstat he wanted to quit, but by then it didn't matter. Overnight, he had changed his mind and decided to stay. Despite the blowup the day before, he was still eager for Jobs to like him. So he agreed to meet the next afternoon.

Politics is for the present, while our equations are for eternity.

if you can't keep him interested, that's your fault.

Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues.