Famous Quotes About wisdom

We dont get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what weve chosen to do with our life. We could be sitting in a monastery somewhere in Japan. We could be out sailing. Some of the team could be playing golf. They could be running other companies. And weve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it. And we think it is.

Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Famously wrong insights... I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?

Im just glad itll be Clark Gable whos falling on his face not Gary Cooper.

Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.

If I had thought about it, I wouldnt have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you cant do this.

So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, weve got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or well give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, well come work for you. And they said, 'No. So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we dont need you. You havent got through college yet.

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? Youre crazy.