It's more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy.

Do you create anything, or just criticize others work and belittle their motivations?

Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions.

We've got to make the small things unforgettable.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.

I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do.

It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn't compete with six people in blue jeans.

I would rather gamble on our vision than make a 'me, too' product.

It's very simple: The more successful you are, the more you'll earn. But if you're not successful, you will not earn a dime.

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

A-plus players like to work together and they don't like it if you tolerate B work.

I sat in a garage and invented the future.

Mothers might say they'd go to the doctor. In poor countries, moms are usually responsible for their kids' health. But breastfeeding and traveling to the clinic take time, and research shows that health care is one of the first tradeoffs women make when they're too busy.

The fact that 98 percent of women in [the U.S.] who are sexually experienced say they use birth control doesn't make sex any less sacred. It just means that they're getting to make choices about their lives.

Government funding that's coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It's really palpable - it's making a huge difference saving lives.

When girls are educated and free to pursue their passions, they contribute more to a thriving society. When women have a voice, they raise it to demand a life that is greater than what they've been told they have a right to expect. And these demands change the future for everyone.

Think, for a moment, about our educational ladder. We've strengthened the steps lifting students from elementary school to junior high, and those from junior high to high school. But, that critical step taking students from high school into adulthood is badly broken. And it can no longer support the weight it must bear.