A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.

A lie never lives to be old.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time.

The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what's that? The freedom to starve?

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.

The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.

I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort.

Our greatest foes - and whom we must chiefly combat - are within.

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.