“It's the continuation of everyone's childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of intelligence, full of a sense of wonder. And within an instant they're gone from this world. It's terrible.”
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It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.