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Walter Isaacson Quotes

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American Writer, Journalist May 20, 1952

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The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music. Walter Isaacson
What was remarkable was that associating with a computer and electronics company was the best way for a rock band to seem hip and appeal to young people. Bono later explained that not all corporate sponsorships were deals with the devil. “Let’s have a look,” he told Greg Kot, the Chicago Tribune music critic. “The ‘devil’ here is a bunch of creative minds, more creative than a lot of people in rock bands. The lead singer is Steve Jobs. These men have helped design the most beautiful art... Walter Isaacson
Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. “There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him,” Cook said. “That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that. Walter Isaacson
The people who invented the twenty-first century were pot-smoking, sandal-wearing hippies from the West Coast like Steve, because they saw differently? he said. "The hierarchical systems of the East Coast, England, Germany, and Japan do not encourage this different thinking. The sixties produced an anarchic mind-set that is great for imagining a world not yet in existence. Walter Isaacson
On Startups: "I hate it when people call themselves "entrepreneurs" when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell or go public, so they can cash in and move on. Walter Isaacson
I think it's really good that you have great competition among news networks, and for that matter all the networks in general. It's bringing more and more people in to watching the news. Walter Isaacson
He had the uncanny capacity to know exactly what your weak point is, know what will make you feel small, to make you cringe," Joanna Hoffman said. "It's a common trait in people who are charismatic and know how to manipulate people. Knowing that he can crush you makes you feel weakened and eager for his approval, so then he can elevate you and put you on a pedestal and own you. Walter Isaacson
Yeah, I think that his great creation was not any one product but a company in which creativity was connected to great engineering. And that will survive at least while the current people who trained under Steve are there. Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson quote: "For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence."
For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence. Walter Isaacson
I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering. Walter Isaacson
I think it is valuable and should be valued by its consumers. Charging for content forces discipline on journalists: they must produce things that people actually value. Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson quote: "Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability..."
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Walter Isaacson
I think when you're looking for people to interview, you want to make it fair and honest. You're not just bringing people on so you can beat them up or, you know, make fools out of them or something. Walter Isaacson
But the point is to get a whole new generation of people and people in general more re-engaged in news, and this has happened a lot since September 11th of course. Walter Isaacson

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