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Thirty to 40 years ago, most financial decisions were fairly simple. ↗

— Scott Cook

#ago #decisions #fairly #financial #most

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#brothers #catholic #dad #family #found

Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present. ↗

— Scott Cook

#already #because #even #greatest #made

Mutual funds were created to make investing easy, so consumers wouldn't have to be burdened with picking individual stocks. ↗

— Scott Cook

#consumers #created #easy #funds #individual

Subsequent to the original Quicken, the whole idea that we, as a consumer products company, could actually make business products, that was a whole revolution in our thinking. ↗

— Scott Cook

#business #company #consumer #could #idea

Price is rarely the most important thing. A cheap product might sell some units. Somebody gets it home and they feel great when they pay the money, but then they get it home and use it and the joy is gone. ↗

— Tim Cook

#feel #get #gets #gone #great

Anything can change, because the smartphone revolution is still in the early stages. ↗

— Tim Cook

#because #change #early #early stages #revolution

I am who I am, and I'm focused on that, and being a great CEO of Apple. ↗

— Tim Cook

#apple #being #ceo #focused #great

Man appears for a little while to laugh and weep, to work and play, and then to go to make room for those who shall follow him in the never-ending cycle. ↗

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

#cycle #follow #go #him #laugh

I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well. ↗

— Tim Cook

#focus #i #just #key #learned