- “Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.”
- “In the broadest context, the goal is to seek enlightenment – however you define it.”
- “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy.”
- “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
- “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”
- “Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
- “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful…that’s what matters to me.”
- “My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”
- “I want to put a ding in the universe.”
- “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
- “Things don’t have to change the world to be important.”
- “If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.”
- “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
- “All I ask is that today, you do the best work of your life.”
- “The design is not just what it looks like, a design is how it works.”
- “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
- “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
- “We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?”
- “I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
- “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”
- “You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.”
- “I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year… it’s very character-building.”
- “Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. That’s true for companies and it’s true for products.”
- “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
