Chartacter Quotes

The ends justify the means.

The common question that gets asked in business is,

Why?

That’s a good question,

but an equally valid question is,

Why not?

A man watches his pear tree day after day,

impatient for the ripening of the fruit.

Let him attempt to force the process,

and he may spoil both fruit and tree.

But let him patiently wait,

and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

Change is the law of life.

And those who look only to the past or present

are certain to miss the future.

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep,

one must above all be a sheep oneself.

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

What a wonderful thought it is

that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet.

Your attitude,

not your aptitude,

will determine your altitude.

Getting fired from Apple was the best thing

that could have ever happened to me.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

To hell with circumstances;

I create opportunities.

My model for business is The Beatles.

Act as if what you do makes a difference.

It does.

Repartee is something we think of twenty

four hours too late.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you,

speak the very truth,

as your life and conscience teach it,

and cheer the waiting,

fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

I was willing to accept

what I couldn't change.

Art is never finished,

only abandoned.