Getting Rid of the Keyboard
I had this idea of being able to get rid of the keyboard, type on a multi-touch glass display, and...
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Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘wow,’...
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We’re not going to be the first to this party, but we’re going to be the best.
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Seeing Stars in Times of Adversity
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
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Read Fairy Tales
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.
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Is Skydiving for You?
If at first you don’t succeed then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.
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The liabilities are always 100% good. It’s the assets you have to worry about.
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You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best loved ideas.
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We have a high moral responsibility to be rational.
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There are two types of mistakes: 1) doing nothing, what Warren calls “sucking my thumb” and 2) buying with an...
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Soros couldn’t bear to see others make money in the technology sector without him, and he got killed. It doesn’t...
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Time Flies Like an Arrow
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
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Passion Precedes Prosperity
Passion precedes prosperity.
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Why Fools Speak
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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If you have competence, you pretty much know its boundaries already. To ask the question [of whether you are past...
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You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down,...
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Good Leadership
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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The stupid and dishonest accountants allowed the genie of totally inappropriate accounting to descend on derivatives books.
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Life Goes On
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.
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We read a lot. I don’t know anyone who’s wise who doesn’t read a lot. But that’s not enough: You...
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Being a Hot-tar Roofer
I used to be a hot-tar roofer. Yeah, I remember that… day.
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Life in part is like a poker game, wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much...
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Ignore the Noise of Others’ Opinions
“Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.” —Steve Jobs
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Bottom line is, I didn’t return to Apple to make a fortune.
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I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great...
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We do no market research. We don’t hire consultants. We just want to make great products.
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Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.
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People judge you on your performance, so focus on the outcome. Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used...
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We limit how much technology our kids use at home.
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Innovation vs. Execution
In the annals of innovation, new ideas are only part of the equation. Execution is just as important.
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I do not think you can trust bankers to control themselves. They are like heroin addicts.
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A majority of life’s errors are caused by forgetting what one is really trying to do.
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Every child should learn to program a computer because it will teach you how to think.
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Eating Spaghetti vs. Noodles
Spaghetti… I can’t eat spaghetti, there’s too many of them. No matter how hungry I am, 1000 of something is...
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It’s waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can’t stand to wait. If you...
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I am saddened, not by Microsoft’s success — I have no problem with their success. They’ve earned their success, for...
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All large aggregations of capital eventually find it hell on earth to grow and thus find a lower rate of...
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A rough rule in life is that an organization foolish in one way in dealing with a complex system is...
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