“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
「あなた自身が質の基準(ものさし)になれ。高い成果や完璧さを求められる環境に慣れていない人もいるのだから」
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
「テクノロジーを信じているのではない。人間を信じているのだ。」
“It's not a faith in technology. It's faith in people.”
“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R & D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R & D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you ge...”
「墓場で一番の金持ちになることは、私にとって重要ではない。夜寝るときに「我々は素晴らしいことをした」と言えること、それが私にとって重要なのだ。」
“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.”
“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these thin...”
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet 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 i...”
「私は人生が知的なものだと信じている。物事はランダムではない。」
“I believe life is an intelligent thing: that things aren't random.”
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most im...”