Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Books are indispensable. You can move from hard copies to soft copies. But that’s about it.

I will climb the gallows gladly and show to the world as to how bravely the revolutionaries can sacrifice themselves for the cause.

To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. I live next to the ocean.

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to Pretoria when I was charged in the Rivonia trial, when I was then sent to Robben Island for life.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.

Men, money and material cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits."