John Gruber Quotes
Is everyone who uses a MacBook Pro a pro? No. It's just basically a faster Mac. And certainly, pros do use them, partly for that reason.
Quotes to Explore
-
Fall of the Berlin wall? Being there was fun. Nations that flaked off of the Soviet Union in southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus? Being there was not so fun.
-
I like routine.
-
If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write – and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy – I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war.
-
I'm not a car person. Three years after 'The Da Vinci Code' came out, I still had my old, rusted Volvo. And people are like, 'Why don't you have a Maserati?' It never occurred to me. It wasn't a priority for me. I just didn't care.
-
The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.
-
'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.
-
I request the audience to not mix cinema with politics.
-
I've always had very catholic tastes.
-
Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.
-
I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art.
-
I don't want to make niche-oriented music.
-
Juanes is one of the legendary, iconic Colombian artists. Growing up in Colombia, you can't really not have him on your radar. His songs are everywhere, and there's a statue of him. He's pretty big for Latin America, and for Colombia especially.
-
Choupette literally has the finest tuna, the finest of everything a cat could ever have.
-
I came into this environment where there was so much love, so much positive energy. I never heard my parents say, 'We have adopted kids.' The minute my sister Linda and I landed in Sweden, we were their kids.
-
I think some people still don't really know what ethical fashion is.
-
I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes.
-
It is understandable that the Fed injects cash to avoid the collapse of the stock market, but basically it is bad policy for monetary authorities to intervene to save speculators from bankruptcy. This is not their role.
-
Final thoughts are so, you know, final. Let's call them closing words.
-
Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.
-
Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing mountains here. I'm a big rock climber. I head out into the mountains whenever I have free time. It's amazing.
-
Government should steer, not row.
-
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
-
When I was about 5 I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything.
-
Is everyone who uses a MacBook Pro a pro? No. It's just basically a faster Mac. And certainly, pros do use them, partly for that reason.
