I find that when I write, I need things to be quiet, but when I design, I can't bear it if it's quiet.

Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do.

It's actually a rare and precious thing to discover what it is you love to do, and I encourage you to remain unapologetically consumed by it. Be faithful to your gift and very confident in its value.

It's very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better.

There's no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.

There is beauty when something works and it works intuitively.

People's interest is in the product, not in its authorship.

Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product.

I think subconsciously people are remarkably discerning. I think that they can sense care.

Apple stood for something and had a reason for being that wasn't just about making money.

When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical.

Every precious human being born should have the right to live, love, and maximize his or her potential without suffering from discrimination.

A good education is a foundation for a better future.

Women need food, water, and compliments That's right. And an occasional pair of shoes.

It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.

It was an unusual environment. We're used to having the jotter arena at this time of year. It's unfortunate that it was that way, but both teams had to deal with it.

My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending of the life.

Science fiction is not necessarily either fiction or anything to do with science.

It was good, really, that this external world still existed, if only as a place of refuge.

We are so evil and sinful and flawed that Jesus had to die for us... But we are so lobed and valued that he was willing to due for us.

I haven't told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager... I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I didn't really care. It didn't bother me at all.