It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.
STEVE JOBSStrategy is figuring out what not to do.
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You have to be burning with “an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right.” If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.
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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
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If you’re afraid of failing you won’t get very far.
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Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.
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If a user is having a problem, it’s our problem.
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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
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Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.
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The hardest thing when you think about focusing. You think focusing is about saying “Yes.” No. Focusing is about saying “No.” And when you say “No,” you piss off people.
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If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.
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Stay hungry, stay foolish.
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Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.
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Do not try to do everything. Do one thing well.
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Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.
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You go to your TV to turn your brain off. You go to the computer when you want to turn your brain on.
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Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat.
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