The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

For it is commonly said: accomplished labours are pleasant.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.