It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

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

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day of your life.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

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

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

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.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

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 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

Great companies are built on great products.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

You reach a point where you don't work for money.

I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.