Quotes by John Sculley

“We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.”

“The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.”

“People who take risks are the people youll lose against.”

“I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you arent making some mistakes, you arent taking enough chances.”

“People are going to be most creative and productive when theyre doing something theyre really interested in. So having fun isnt an outrageous idea at all. Its a very sensible one.”

“Of all the Internet companies were involved with, this one is by far the most technologically ambitious,”

“Were definitely in a land grab stage,”

“its too soon to figure that out.”

“Its a lot easier to find top, world-class people to run small companies [than big ones] ... because you get a much bigger equity upside if your company is successful,”

“Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex,”

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.

When I left Apple, it had $2 billion of cash. It was the most profitable computer company in the world - not just personal computers - and Apple was the number one selling computer.

I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you arent making some mistakes, you arent taking enough chances.

As a brand marketer, Im a big believer in branding the customer experience, not just selling the service.

Everything at Apple can be best understood through the lens of designing. Whether its designing the look and feel of the user experience, or the industrial design, or the system design, and even things like how the boards were laid out.

The Mac defined personal technology, and the iPhone defines intimate technology as a convergence of communications, content and location.

In many cases, jobs that used to be done by people are going to be able to be done through automation. I dont have an answer to that. Thats one of the more perplexing problems of society.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.