The iPhone brand is in worse shape than I thought was even possible. And the implications of that are huge... The iPhone is in deep trouble.

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).

If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.

You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.

Prototype, then polish. Get it working before you optimize it

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?

It is often the simple daily practices that influence our lives in dramatic ways.

But, you know, I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with saints. Heroism and sanctity don't really appeal to me, I imagine. What interests me is being a man.

Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia.

I put my hand on my chest. I can feel my heart beating. My heart is working. I'm pleased. I'm still alive.

I was 13 and at summer camp when I had my first kiss.

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

You did not bring down two of the royal guard in an unceremonious heap because the woman in the middle tripped.

My main thing is to chill with my kids. My daughter loves to work, as well-she loves to record and stuff-so I like to work with her.

The role of design at a company is to allow you to recreate yourself, to allow your company to find a new way of success before the old way fails.