When you write biographies, whether its about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human. – Walter Isaacson
You cant have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You dont have an innovative economy unless you have a great education. – Walter Isaacson
More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that werent relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other. – Walter Isaacson
I think when money starts to corrupt journalism, it undermines the journalism, and it undermines the credibility of the product, and you end up not succeeding. – Walter Isaacson
At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man walking into the little booth with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. No amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point. – Sir Winston Churchill