It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
Everybody in technology seems to want big numbers. Steve never got carried away with that. He focused on making the best.
During my tenure with Nintendo, we've pushed back development a number of times on key games - in the end, it's always worth it - because our focus on quality is so strong.
The Apple mentality is really about creating focus, quality and a voice that people understand and can relate to.
I don't limit myself as long as the content is good.
Quality has to be caused, not controlled.
To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.
Quality is abundant. Time is the new scarcity.
When you do everything to make the very best product, it also means you're very focused on just a few products.
I design for the use of a building and the place and for the people who use it... the reputation for arrogance comes because when work is offered to me, I look whether I can find a genuine interest in quality.
I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience.
When you can't compete on cost, compete on quality.
Everything I do and everything Pixar does is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period.
I don't make records to win awards. I make records to make records and hopefully make the records as good as they can be.
Obsess about the quality of the product.
I always prioritize quality over quantity of work.
I read all kinds of novels, as long as they're good.
Build to a standard, not a price.
We just always focus on quality, which can be frustrating during the wait, but which pays off when we're done (we hope).
When you read the Bible, read for quality not quantity.
It's easy to move fast or be obsessed with quality, but the trick is you have to do both at a startup.
When the reward is the activity itself--deepening learning, delighting customers, doing one's best--there are no shortcuts.
You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.
We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.
If you make every pillow like it's your only pillow, and every customer like it's your only customer, I mean, that's an amazing concept.
