“Nothing ever comes to me, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.”

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe.

Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

I subject myself to self-purification and to endless self-analysis; I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that I am maintaining my sense of purpose, that I am holding fast to my ideals, that I am guiding my people in the right direction.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

"It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys."

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."

Apple has always leveraged technologies that the PC industry has driven to critical mass - the bus structures, the graphics cards, the peripherals, the connection networks, things like that - so they're kind of in the PC ecosystem and kind of not.

Windows is probably the most important product in the entire PC industry. Everything we do in terms of supporting touch, new hardware, accessibility has incredible impact.

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.

With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain market share in what has been dominated by the iPad-type device. But a lot of those users are frustrated. They can't type. They can't create documents.

Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry.

If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competition ensues, creating variety and better prices for consumers.

If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work.

When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen.

Our success has really been based on partnerships from the beginning.

I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

“Life is not fair — get used to it!”

Eventually, all companies are replaced.