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Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

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We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.

I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates.

I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.

Woz and I very much liked Bob Dylan's poetry, and we spent a lot of time thinking about a lot of that stuff.

We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

Triumph of the Nerds (1996)

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
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