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title: "5 Devices Quotes By Tim Cook"
description: "5 Devices quotes by Tim Cook. Plus more from Tim Cook and more Devices sayings from other authors."
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> [Televisions are devices with screens that things appear on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/televisions-are-devices-with-screens-that-things-appear-on/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/tim-cook-1729_devices_televisions-are-devices-with-screens-tha_2015.png)

> [We have three post-PC devices: the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad, the revolutionary device that defined a whole new categoryit's outstripping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/we-have-three-post-pc-devices-the-ipod-the-iphone-and-the-ipad-the/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/tim-cook-1729_defined_we-have-three-post-pc-devices-the-ipod-t_1187992.png)

> [Gaming has kind of evolved a bit. More people play on portable devices. Where we might go in the future, we'll see.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/gaming-has-kind-of-evolved-a-bit-more-people-play-on-portable-devices/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/tim-cook-1729_apple_gaming-has-kind-of-evolved-a-bit-more-pe_1384563.png)

> [We're talking about a world where the PC is no longer the center, but just a devicewhere your new devices need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/we-re-talking-about-a-world-where-the-pc-is-no-longer-the-center-but/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/tim-cook-1729_devices_we-re-talking-about-a-world-where-the-pc_2236988.png)

> [Apple Watch is the most personal device we've ever created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/apple-watch-is-the-most-personal-device-we-ve-ever-created/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/tim-cook-1729_apple_apple-watch-is-the-most-personal-device_3177379.png)

## Other authors on Devices

## More by Tim Cook

> [Maybe law enforcement would like the ability to turn on the camera on your Mac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/maybe-law-enforcement-would-like-the-ability-to-turn-on-the-camera-on/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Televisions are devices with screens that things appear on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/televisions-are-devices-with-screens-that-things-appear-on/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/the-sidelines-are-not-where-you-want-to-live-your-life-the-world/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Honestly, we’ll compete with everybody. I love competition. As long as people invent their own stuff, I love competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/honestly-we-ll-compete-with-everybody-i-love-competition-as-long-as/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Apple is this great American company that could have only happened here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/apple-is-this-great-american-company-that-could-have-only-happened/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Our goal has never been to make the most. It's always been to make the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/our-goal-has-never-been-to-make-the-most-it-s-always-been-to-make-the/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [It's hard to edit. It's hard to stay focused. And yet, we know we'll only do our best work if we stay focused. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/it-s-hard-to-edit-it-s-hard-to-stay-focused-and-yet-we-know-we-ll/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [The reality is, is that we love competition, at Apple. We think it makes us all better. But we want people to invent their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/the-reality-is-is-that-we-love-competition-at-apple-we-think-it-makes/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [I love museums. But I don't want to live in one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/i-love-museums-but-i-don-t-want-to-live-in-one/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [From an app point of view, if you looked at innovation on the PC, you'd be hard pressed to find companies innovating. The list…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/from-an-app-point-of-view-if-you-looked-at-innovation-on-the-pc-you-d/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Without encryption, you and I wouldn't be able to do our banking online. We wouldn't be able to buy things online, because your credit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/without-encryption-you-and-i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-do-our-banking/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [We have never said that we're perfect. We've said that we seek that. But we sometimes fall short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/we-have-never-said-that-we-re-perfect-we-ve-said-that-we-seek-that/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [Those who try to achieve success without hard work ultimately deceive themselves-or worse-deceive others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/those-who-try-to-achieve-success-without-hard-work-ultimately-deceive/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [The pre-owned market allows us to reach customers who really want an Apple device but can't really reach that point. I think it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/the-pre-owned-market-allows-us-to-reach-customers-who-really-want-an/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

> [America is always stronger when we do things together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/america-is-always-stronger-when-we-do-things-together/)

[Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/)

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