For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.
Being a showrunner is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding and it is, without a doubt, the best job I've ever had.
We just wanted to build the best thing we could build
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me.
It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.
The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade.
If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company.
Bill Gates'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.
We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.
I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.