i had no idea what i wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out.
Walter IsaacsonSteve has a reality distortion field.โ When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated. โIn his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when heโs not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules.
Walter IsaacsonThe people who invented the twenty-first century were pot-smoking, sandal-wearing hippies from the West Coast like Steve, because they saw differently,โ he said. "The hierarchical systems of the East Coast, England, Germany, and Japan do not encourage this different thinking. The sixties produced an anarchic mind-set that is great for imagining a world not yet in existence.
Walter Isaacsonfor Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, itโs better, itโs simpler, and itโs at the forefront of technology. Thatโs where Steve likes to be, in both his products and his stores.
Walter IsaacsonYou should never start a company with the goal of getting rich. Your goal should be making something you believe in and making a company that will last. Excerpt From: Walter, Isaacson. โSteve Jobs.โ Simon & Schuster, 2011-10-23T21:00:00+00:00. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.
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