You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Our conscience is like an alarm bell.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk. 

First was the mouse. The second was the click wheel. And now, we're going to bring multi-touch to the market. And each of these revolutionary interfaces has made possible a revolutionary product - the Mac, the iPod and now the iPhone.

My son has died of AIDS.

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.