Quotes About Isaacson

Franklin asserted his conservatism more forcefully. Most notable was an anonymous piece entitled "On the Laboring Poor," which he signed "Medius

At one point I emailed to ask if it was true, as my daughter had told me, that the Apple logo was an homage to Alan Turing, the British computer pioneer who broke the German wartime codes and then committed suicide by biting into a cyanide-laced apple. He replied that he wished he had thought of that, but hadn't.

wanted to let Jobs go, but Bushnell worked out a solution. "The smell and behavior wasn't an issue with

I'm not sure," Atkinson replied. "Maybe six months." It was a wildly optimistic assessment, but also a motivating one.

Sculley began to believe that Jobs's mercurial personality and erratic treatment of people were rooted deep in his psychological makeup, perhaps the reflection of a mild bipolarity.

One must apply the greatest artistry in three things," Alberti wrote, "walking in the city, riding a horse, and speaking, for in each of these one must try to please everyone."12 Leonardo mastered all three.

visionario pasó a ser un alucinado, lo que lo convirtió en un caso práctico de mal liderazgo.

Lower Manhattan to tell me that whatever he was touting was the best thing he had ever produced. I liked him.

school, he wandered through the Midwest picking up work as a

But for the time being the personality clashes were manageable, mainly because the company was doing so well.

told me, that the Apple logo was an homage to Alan Turing, the British computer pioneer who broke the

shaping some of the greatest technological innovations of our time." —The Washington Post "A wonderfully robust biography that not only tracks Jobs's life but also serves as a history of digital technology. What makes the book come alive, though, is Isaacson's ability to shape the story as a kind

That started an exchange about the early history

shared a bond: Lewin had written a Princeton thesis

John McCarthy, a Santa Claus lookalike who coined the term artificial intelligence

Publicity whiz who guided Jobs early on and remained a trusted advisor. M

strong personality was the topic that most interested me in my biographies of Franklin

occasional bursts of intensity, especially when he was launching a new product that he wanted on the cover of Time or featured on CNN, places where I'd worked. But

that year. "Then, in 1983, I got the award. I had learned you had to stand up for what you believe, which Steve respected. I started getting promoted by him after that." Eventually she rose to become head of manufacturing. One day Jobs barged

It was a story filled with the most unhappy, mean characters that I've ever seen.

The same traits that make them inventive, such as stubbornness and focus, can make them resistant to change when new ideas come along.

Walter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute

It was an application of Markkula's admonition that it was

had known him since 1984, when he came to Manhattan to have lunch with Time's editors