Steve Jobs Quotes
Start small, think big. Don’t worry about too many things at once. Take a handful of simple things to begin with, and then progress to more complex ones. Think about not just tomorrow, but the future. Put a ding in the universe.
Quotes to Explore
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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This is a strange game.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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I still keep my accent.
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I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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The hair department on 'Game of Thrones' is incredible.
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I had this dream that I was going to come to New York and be a writer.
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I grew up in a high school where it was very conservative, and I felt like people disapproved of me, and I felt like an outsider.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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Fashion anticipates.
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I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less than that - and it has been a really successful song over the years. It is still massively used, in advertising, in films, and people do cover versions of it a lot.
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Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.
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I normally start at the computer with something really simple like a four-bar loop of a drum sample or a bass line. And then I just start adding layers of synthesizers.
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As proud and capable as it is, I think the idea that the military can build new countries is a tall order, and it's the sort of thing that we would only expect from a military that we have superresourced and thought of as supercapable.
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I think I am more determined than ever in my future plans, and I have quite made up my mind that nothing must be suffered to interfere with them. I intend to make such arrangements in town as will secure me a couple of hours daily (with very few exceptions) for my studies.
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It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.
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And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I wasn't a big fan of social anthropology. And, luckily, that created room for me to work in visual arts because I sort of ignored my requirements. I think I was attracted to social anthropology because I liked to travel and was always interested in far-off places.
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Compassion and love constitute non-violence in action. They are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. They give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. There is nothing amazing about being rich or highly educated; only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile.
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Start small, think big. Don’t worry about too many things at once. Take a handful of simple things to begin with, and then progress to more complex ones. Think about not just tomorrow, but the future. Put a ding in the universe.
