Steve Jobs

"God sent his only son on a suicide mission, but people like him because he made trees."

John Sculley: "The board believes you're no longer necessary to this company."
Steve Jobs: "I sat in a garage and invented the future because artists lead and hacks ask for a show of hands!"

"The two most significant events of the twentieth century: the Allies win the war, and this."

"We will know soon enough if you are Leonardo da Vinci or just think you are."

Steve Jobs: "What if the computer was a beautiful object? Something you wanted to look at and have in your home. And what if instead of it being in the right hands, it was in everyone's hands?"
John Sculley: "We'd be talking about the most tectonic shift in the status quo since..."
Steve Jobs: "...ever."

Joanna Hoffman: "I'm begging you to manage expectations."
Steve Jobs: "Have I ever let you down?"
Joanna Hoffman: "Every single goddamn time."
Steve Jobs: "Then I'm due."

"If a fire causes a stampede to the unmarked exits, it'll have been well worth it for those who survive. For those who don't, less so, but still pretty good. "

John Sculley: "You're gonna end me, aren't you?"
Steve Jobs: "You're being ridiculous. I'm gonna sit center court and watch you do it yourself."