Steve Jobs Quotes

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Steve Jobs



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?

Steve Jobs



Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Steve Jobs



Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Steve Jobs



I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Steve Jobs



I want to put a ding in the universe.

Steve Jobs



Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Steve Jobs



It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

Steve Jobs



It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

Steve Jobs



Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Steve Jobs



Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Steve Jobs



The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

Steve Jobs



To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

Steve Jobs



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.

Steve Jobs