Tim Cook Quotes

Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to the Apple team.

Entrepreneurs are visionaries - they see things other people don't see.

The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.

Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world.

The legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company that's clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well.

To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.

My acronym is WWSJD: What Would Steve Jobs Do?

The first Apple was just a culmination of my whole life.

Paul Cummins is a genius. He's a true visionary.

Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.

Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.

You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.

Men of great genius and large heart sow the seeds of a new degree of progress in the world, but they bear fruit only after many years.

I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.

The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Only great people can make great products.

When you meet someone with a vision, you have to give them a shot and an opportunity to see what they can do.

Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy.

Is there anyone out there who is the next Steve Jobs? I think Jeff Bezos is pretty close. He is very smart. He is extremely creative. He has completely reinvented the way in which commerce is done online.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

For the very top earners, vision and inspiration are essential. You need those to become the next Steve Jobs, but perhaps not to be the highest paid dentist in Beverly Hills.