--- title: "9 Privacy Quotes By Tim Cook" description: "9 Privacy quotes by Tim Cook. Plus more from Tim Cook and more Privacy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/tim-cook-1729_cybersecurity_our-values-are-that-we-do-think-that-peo_2515565.png" --- > [Our values are that we do think that people have a right to privacy. And that our customers are not our products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/our-values-are-that-we-do-think-that-people-have-a-right-to-privacy/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/tim-cook-1729_cybersecurity_our-values-are-that-we-do-think-that-peo_2515565.png) > [If those of us in positions of responsibility fail to do everything in our power to protect the right of privacy, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/if-those-of-us-in-positions-of-responsibility-fail-to-do-everything/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/tim-cook-1729_cybersecurity_if-those-of-us-in-positions-of-responsib_2391593.png) > [When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/when-i-think-of-civil-liberties-i-think-of-the-founding-principles-of/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/tim-cook-1729_amendments_when-i-think-of-civil-liberties-i-think_2645164.png) > [Right to privacy is really important. You pull that brick out and another and pretty soon the house falls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/right-to-privacy-is-really-important-you-pull-that-brick-out-and/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/tim-cook-1729_bricks_right-to-privacy-is-really-important-you_3159932.png) > [ I think that \[there is\] this fundamental right to privacy and the philosophy that government shouldn't be intrusive. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/i-think-that-there-is-this-fundamental-right-to-privacy-and-the/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/tim-cook-1729_cybersecurity_i-think-that-there-is-this-fundamental-r_611766.png) > [Hopefully, people will look at our stance on privacy in general and know that we're not trying to operate outside of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/hopefully-people-will-look-at-our-stance-on-privacy-in-general-and/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/tim-cook-1729_cybersecurity_hopefully-people-will-look-at-our-stance_388191.png) > [If hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/if-hearing-that-the-ceo-of-apple-is-gay-can-help-someone-struggling/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/tim-cook-1729_alone_if-hearing-that-the-ceo-of-apple-is-gay_1437815.jpg) > [I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others. So if hearing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/i-don-t-consider-myself-an-activist-but-i-realize-how-much-i-ve/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/tim-cook-1729_activist_i-don-t-consider-myself-an-activist-but_2162444.png) > [I believe that if you took privacy and you said, I'm willing to give up all of my privacy to be secure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/i-believe-that-if-you-took-privacy-and-you-said-i-m-willing-to-give/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/tim-cook-1729_believe_i-believe-that-if-you-took-privacy-and-y_1921010.png) ## Other authors on Privacy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-snowden-31935.jpg) Edward Snowden 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/edward-snowden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-glenn-greenwald-38815.jpg) Glenn Greenwald 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/glenn-greenwald/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-o-douglas-95752.jpg) William O. Douglas 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/william-o-douglas/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-schmidt-33572.jpg) Eric Schmidt 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/eric-schmidt/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Bruce Schneier 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/bruce-schneier/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barton-gellman-16594.jpg) Barton Gellman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/barton-gellman/) - [Adam Cohen 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/adam-cohen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nick-harkaway-71132.jpg) Nick Harkaway 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/nick-harkaway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-comey-46188.jpg) James Comey 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/james-comey/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/tim-cook/#itemlist", "name": "9 Privacy Quotes By Tim Cook", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our values are that we do think that people have a right to privacy. 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