Asked about the fact that Apple's iTunes software for Windows computers was extremely popular, Jobs joked, 'It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.

~ Walter Isaacson

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When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human.

~ Walter Isaacson

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You can't have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You don't have an innovative economy unless you have a great education.

~ Walter Isaacson

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More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other.

~ Walter Isaacson

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