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"People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster."
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"I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise."

"Expectations create and shape reality."

"Weren't you alwaysdistracted by expectation, as if every eventannounced a beloved? (Where can you find a placeto keep her, with all the huge strange thoughts inside yougoing and coming and often staying all night.)"

"Expect nothing but be ready for everything."

"That's the thing about being the product of happily marries parents, You grow up thinking the fairy tale is real, and more than that, you think you're entitled to live it. So far, though, it wasn't working out as planned."

"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."

"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."

"Whatever you search for will either meet you halfway or wait for you."

"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."

"We expect more of ourselves than we have any right to."
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"The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect."


"I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need."


"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."


"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all."


"With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy."


"I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow."


"We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product."
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