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?
If you keep your eye on the profit, you’re going to skimp on the product. But if you focus on making really great products, then the profits will follow.
The thing that bound us together at Apple was the ability to make things that were going to change the world. That was very important.
If it is something that I want to do, then I don't think the audience will hate it. Unless I turn into a megalomaniac and start thinking that Salman Khan can do anything.
Style is the instrument you can pick back up when you want to regain some of the confidence you've lost.
Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.
I think style is very different from fashion. Fashion was what I went after when I was feeling incredibly insecure and monstrous on the inside.
I've got on my Avon jewelry. I have my pink Avon bag. Not one thing on my face is non-Avon.
I think reconceptualizing Microsoft as a devices and services company is absolutely what our vision is all about. Office 365 and Azure on the services side are representative of it.
If you don't have a real stake in the new, then just surviving on the old - even if it is about efficiency - I don't think is a long-term game.
I started a lecture series that was inspired by my reporting on race in America. The 'Black in America' series launched on CNN in 2007 as an opportunity to freshen the national conversation on race.
We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.
Even if you were to fall into extreme financial hardship and file for bankruptcy, you need to understand that your student loan debt will not be discharged in bankruptcy. It is the Velcro of all debts.
A cash advance on a credit card is one of the worst types of borrowing because the interest rate is typically 21 percent or more.
Late payments also hurt your FICO score. And never, ever take out a cash advance on your credit card.
I want to conquer the unknown. I really, really want to live on the water and captain my own boat. I have dreamed of going around the world on a boat.
