I'm just saying that if you understand how the economic machine works, it just works like a machine. There are cause-effect relationships.
Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to invent.
Nature gave us pain as a messaging device to tell us that we are approaching, or that we have exceeded, our limits in some way.
Bias rules our minds and causes us to overlook the obvious. From 'Fillossofee: Messages From a Grandfather', by Robert Gately
It’s not the destination (of seeking the truth) that creates our dignity or integrity, it’s the journey. From Messages From a Grandfather, by Robert Gately
New technologies can be used for destructive purposes. The answer is to develop rapid-response systems for new dangers like a bioterrorist creating a new biological virus.
The Internet moves very fast. In the old world, we could afford to sit and analyze forever. But in the new world, the first mover has the advantage.
If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.
The file is a gzipped tar file. Your browser is playing tricks with you and trying to be smart.
I had to actually purchase a book to learn the API and write the client. It was pretty frustrating trying to learn the API and develop a product quickly.
But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content.
If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?
I like Passion Duo, our brand-new gloss fusion lipstick. I also like our Illuminator - it's a glow-illuminating powder.
I think right now it's a battle for the mindshare of developers and for the mindshare of customers, and right now iPhone and Android are winning that battle.
I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.
I get asked a lot why Apple's customers are so loyal. It's not because they belong to the Church of Mac! That's ridiculous.
You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.
I think the world’s a better place because Bill realized that his goal isn’t to be the richest guy in the cemetery, right?
Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.
Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?
