It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.
Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
In most people's vocabularies design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains and the sofa. But to me nothing could be further from the meaning of design.