All Walter Isaacson Quotes
- Steve has a reality distortion field.” When Hertzfeld looked puzzled, Tribble elaborated. “In his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything.… Anyone
- So that’s our approach. Very simple, and we’re really shooting for Museum of Modern Art quality. The way we’re running the company, the product design,… Advertising
- for Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, it’s better, it’s simpler,… Always Better
- The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t really love music… Art
- Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. “There is no one better at turning off the noise that… Allows
- I think the biggest innovations of the twenty-first century will be the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning, just like the… Age
- What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. They’re turning you into Microsoft.… Adequate
- I have my own theory about why decline happens at companies like IBM or Microsoft. The company does a great job, innovates and becomes a… Becomes
- Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues. Collegues
- I think different religions are different doors to the same house. Sometimes I think the house exists, and sometimes I don’t. It’s the great mystery.… Different Doors
- If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to… Artist
- One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are. Hero
- He had the attitude that he could do anything, and therefore so can you. He put his life in my hands. So that made me… Attitude
- I was on one of my fruitarian diets" Steve Jobs recalled "I had just comeback from the apple farm. It sounded fun, spirited, and not… Afternoon
- I am a fruitarian and I will only eat leaves picked by virgins in the moonlight - Steve Jobs Eat
- On the day he unveiled the Macintosh, a reporter from Popular Science asked Jobs what type of market research he had done. Jobs responded by… Alexander
- If you act like you can do something, then it will work. Act
- if you can't keep him interested, that's your fault. Fault
- Was he smart? No, not exceptionally. Instead, he was a genius. Exceptionally
- The best and most innovative products don't always win...(it's an) aesthetic flaw in how the universe worked Aesthetic
- I discovered that the best innovation is sometimes the company, the way you organize a company. The whole notion of how you build a company… Best
- Simply handing over your iPod to a friend, your blind date, or the total stranger sitting next to you on the plane opens you up… Blind
- He had the uncanny capacity to know exactly what your weak point is, know what will make you feel small, to make you cringe," Joanna… Approval
- ...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism. Inspirational
- I used to be an angry man myself. I’m a recovering assaholic so I could recognize that in Steve. (quoting Jean-Louis Gassée) Angry