"Deciding what not to do is as..." - Quote by Steve Jobs
Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.
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“I'm not worried about the country's long-term future. This country is insanely great. What I'm worried about is that we don't talk enough about solutions.”
“You know, Dr. Edwin Land was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Harvard and founded Polaroid. Not only was he one of the great inventors of our time but, more important, he saw the intersection of art and science and business and built an organization to reflect that. Polaroid did that for some years, but eventually Dr. Land, one of those brilliant troublemakers, was asked to leave his own company - which is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of.”
“That's what Walt Disney did, and Hewlett and Packard, and the people who built Intel. They created a company to last, not just to make money. That's what I want Apple to be.”
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“Never ask who's right. Start out by asking what is right. And you find that out by listening to dissenting, disagreeing opinions.”
“When you need to make a decision, don't let your emotions vote.”
“You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.”
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“Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.”
“Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.”
“I had three pieces of limestone on my desk, but I was terrified to find that they required to be dusted daily, when the furniture of my mind was all undusted still, and threw them out the window in disgust.”