"Steve Jobs is a national treasure. He is so visionary, and so bright. I had to fire him, though."
"Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out."
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Source: Stanford University interview, silicongenesis.stanford.edu. November 12, 2002.
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