So I had to figure out for myself what was right and true. It was a search. It was a process. It drew on the moral sense that I’d learned from my parents, and in church, and in my own heart, and led me on my own journey of discovery.
TIM COOKGraduates, your values matter. They are your north star. And work takes on new meaning when you feel you’re pointed in the right direction. Otherwise, it’s just a job. And life is too short for that.
More Tim Cook Quotes
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Everybody doesn’t want to have to be a computer scientist to protect themselves. Most people have no desire to do that.
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Gaming has kind of evolved a bit. More people play on portable devices.
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I am driven by great work and seeing people do incredible things and having a part in that.
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Somebody gets it home and they feel great when they pay the money, but then they get it home and use it and the joy is gone.
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The government should always be the one defending civil liberties.
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Anything can change, because the smartphone revolution is still in the early stages.
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You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripples for change.
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We do a lot of things for reasons besides profit motive. We want to leave the world better than we found it.
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My own view is that encryption is a much better, much better world. And I’m not the only person that thinks that.
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I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others.
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There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country.
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In the world of cyber security, the last thing you want is to have a target painted on you.
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The largest lesson I learned from Steve was that the joy in life is in the journey, and I saw him live this every day.
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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 is small.
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If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons, you should get out of this stock.
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