Any Quote by Walter Isaacson

“Steve Jobs thus became the greatest business executive of our era, the one most certain to be remembered a century from now. History will…

— Walter Isaacson

Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and…

— Barack Obama

“Was [Steve Jobs] smart? No, not exceptionally. Instead, he was a genius. His imaginative leaps were instinctive, unexpected, and at times magical. [...] Like…

— Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs was the greatest manufacturer of consumer products of his age. His marketing vision put him on par with Henry Ford, and his…

— Timothy Noah

I think that we see Steve Jobs as the genius speaker in the mock black turtleneck with the round glasses, sort of beautifully delivering…

— Joshua Michael Stern

Steve Jobs always believed that you didn't want to do focus groups or research and ask people what they wanted. You wanted to create…

— Steve Case

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough.…

— Andy Hertzfeld

Steve Jobs just made a product. He started off where a lot of people were skeptical of what he was doing, and he basically…

— Joshua Michael Stern

Basically, from the time Steve left Apple to the time Steve came back, he really became an outstanding business manager, able to...trust people who…

— Steve Wozniak

“the months leading up to the start of his visionary company, Steve Jobs was something of a conflicted young man, seeking spiritual enlightenment and…

— Cal Newport

“The best thing ever to happen to Steve is when we fired him, told him to get lost,” Arthur Rock later said. The theory,…

— Walter Isaacson

You have to give credit where credit's due. Steve [Jobs] has been probably the single hardware/software forward-looking thinker and executor in our lifetime as…

— Christopher Galvin