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title: "2 Engineer Quotes By John Sculley"
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> [Steve Jobs was not an engineer: He was a brilliant individual with this ability to see around corners, to see things that other people couldn't see. I've learned over the years in the Apple that there are some really talented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/steve-jobs-was-not-an-engineer-he-was-a-brilliant-individual-with/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

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> [I never claimed to be a computer engineer, but I did train as an industrial designer, and I am a consumer marketer, and I am very comfortable dealing with complex businesses and complexity in general and simplifying it - basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/i-never-claimed-to-be-a-computer-engineer-but-i-did-train-as-an/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

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## Other authors on Engineer

## More by John Sculley

> [I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/i-have-found-that-i-always-learn-more-from-my-mistakes-than-from-my/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [I believe that crisis really tends to help develop the characer of an organisation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/i-believe-that-crisis-really-tends-to-help-develop-the-characer-of-an/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [There are just moments when all the stars are aligned for breakthrough products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/there-are-just-moments-when-all-the-stars-are-aligned-for/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/over-the-years-i-have-developed-a-pretty-good-rolodex/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [The characteristics that I look for when I'm looking for really good entrepreneurs to lead companies are you have to have an inquiring mind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/the-characteristics-that-i-look-for-when-i-m-looking-for-really-good/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [Apple does magical things, but it does magical things that are a combination of a product, a service, a system, and an experience with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/apple-does-magical-things-but-it-does-magical-things-that-are-a/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [Ross Perot came and visited Apple several times and visited the Macintosh factory. Ross was a systems thinker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/ross-perot-came-and-visited-apple-several-times-and-visited-the/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/we-expect-teachers-to-handle-teenage-pregnancy-substance-abuse-and/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [Everything at Apple can be best understood through the lens of designing. Whether it's designing the look and feel of the user experience, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/everything-at-apple-can-be-best-understood-through-the-lens-of/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [When I was 5 or 6 years old, I never wanted toys; I wanted electrical parts so I could build things. And I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/when-i-was-5-or-6-years-old-i-never-wanted-toys-i-wanted-electrical/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [It's suddenly practical to do very high quality video wirelessly over mobile devices, and we're just in the early days of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/it-s-suddenly-practical-to-do-very-high-quality-video-wirelessly-over/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [My guess is that Apple won't just pass Microsoft in market capitalization, but will go way beyond it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/my-guess-is-that-apple-won-t-just-pass-microsoft-in-market/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [The healthcare industry has never had a priority on user experience because there has been little competition. Prices have never been transparent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/the-healthcare-industry-has-never-had-a-priority-on-user-experience/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [Is there anyone out there who is the next Steve Jobs? I think Jeff Bezos is pretty close. He is very smart. He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/is-there-anyone-out-there-who-is-the-next-steve-jobs-i-think-jeff/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

> [People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sculley/people-who-take-risks-are-the-people-you-ll-lose-against/)

[John Sculley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sculley/)

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