Quotes About Influence

Buddhism, was not just some passing fancy or youthful dabbling. He embraced it with his typical intensity, and it became deeply ingrained in his personality. "Steve is very much Zen," said Kottke. "It was a deep influence. You see it in his whole approach of stark, minimalist aesthetics, intense

Search the phrase "the man who invented" on Amazon and you get 1,860 book results. But we have far fewer tales of collaborative creativity, which is actually more important in understanding how today's technology revolution was fashioned.

En los primeros treinta años de tu vida, tú defines tus hábitos. Durante los últimos treinta, tus hábitos te definen a ti".

Los artistas buenos copian y los artistas geniales roban"

Sketches Einstein: His Life and Universe A Benjamin Franklin Reader Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Kissinger: A Biography The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (with Evan Thomas)

Steve believed it was our job to teach people aesthetics, to teach people what they should like

The ability of Isaacson to write books that capture an age as well as a man makes him one of our best and most important biographers. Steve Jobs shows Isaacson at his best." —Foreign

veteran colleagues at Apple used to call his "reality distortion field." Sometimes it was the inadvertent misfiring of memory

Picasso tenía un dicho: "Los artistas buenos copian y los artistas geniales roban"

He had launched his "Think Different" campaign, featuring iconic photos of some of the same people we were considering, and he found the endeavor of assessing historic influence fascinating.

His personality was reflected in the products he created.

When he was restored to the throne at Apple, we put him on the cover of Time, and soon thereafter he began offering me his ideas for a series we were doing on the most influential people of the century. He had launched his "Think Different" campaign, featuring iconic photos of some of the same people we were considering, and he found the endeavor of assessing historic influence fascinating.

Torvalds explained. "When people trust you, they take your advice." He also realized that leaders in a voluntary collaborative have to encourage others to follow their passion, not boss them around. "The best and most effective way to lead is by letting people do things because they want to do them, not because you want them to.

Adolf Hitler polled highest as the "greatest living person." Albert Einstein was second.

Finally, on the day that he was scheduled to make the big announcement, Amelio called Jobs in. He needed an answer. "Steve, do you just want

As much as Henry Kissinger wanted to attribute historical movement to impersonal forces, he too conceded to the difference personalities make.

James was the first great fighter for an independent press in America, and he was the most important journalistic influence on his younger brother. He

De hecho, fue precisamente por descubrir la ley del efecto fotoeléctrico por lo que se concedería a Einstein su único premio Nobel.

Each period is dominated by a mood, with the result that most men fail to see the tyrant who rules over them.

Among Republicans, we trailed only the military and local police; among Democrats, we were at the top, leading every branch of government, universities, and the press.

He was the only person to sign all four of its founding papers: the Declaration of Independence, the treaty with France, the peace accord with Britain, and the Constitution.

So as he grew old, he was not only respected and revered by his colleagues, he was loved.

Steve Jobs built on the work of Alan Kay, who built on Doug Engelbart, who built on J. C. R. Licklider and Vannevar Bush.

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals or would sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation