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Quote by Baldassare Castiglione

“Obvious effort is the antithesis of grace.”

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Baldassare Castiglione was an Italian diplomat and writer, renowned for his work 'The Book of the Courtier'. He was born on December 6, 1478, and died on February 2, 1529. more

“The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you're lucky. With automobiles, maybe 2 to 1. But in software, it's at least 25 to 1. The difference between the average programmer and a great one is at least that. The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world. And when you're in a field where the dynamic range is 25 to 1, boy, does it pay off.”

People Ifs World May Doe Differences Pay Secret Boys Gone Fields Lucky Computer Workers Average Range Length Software Exceptional Automobile Programmers Great Ones Hardware Secret Of My Success

Author:Steve Jobs

“I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.”

War Willing Products Stolen Nuclear War Androids

Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs

Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs

“We have never worried about numbers. In the marketplace, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really make a difference. You can't con people in this business. The products speak for themselves.”

People Trying Speak Numbers Focus Products Worried Apples Making A Difference Spotlight

Author:Steve Jobs

“I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use. It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud. It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.”

Use Would Be Easy Imagine Television Devices Users Simplest Integrated Cracked Interfaces User Interface

Author:Steve Jobs

“When you have feelings like sadness or anger about your cancer or your plight, to mask them is to lead an artificial life.”

Feelings Sadness Cancer Mask Artificial Plight Artificial Life

Author:Steve Jobs

“The dog is a peasant and the cat is a gentleman.”

Dog Cat Gentleman Peasants

Book:Cat Tales 2: Fantastic Feline Fiction

Source: Cat Tales 2: Fantastic Feline Fiction

“The National Security Agency’s capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn’t matter. There would be no place to hide. If a dictator ever took over, the N.S.A. could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back.”

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Author:Frank Church

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