Revolution in The Valley Quotes

“There are occasionally short windows in time when incredibly important things get invented that shape the lives of humans for hundreds of years. These events are impossible to anticipate, and the inventors, the participants, are often working not for reasons of money, but for the personal satisfaction of making something great.”
― Andy Hertzfeld, Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

“I was beginning to see how Burrell was so successful with everything he did. Like many high achievers, Burrell enjoyed challenges so much that he actually sought them out or consciously created them. He seemed to aggressively set up challenging situations throughout his life.
Why intentionally “make a mess?” So you can get really good at “cleaning up!”
― Andy Hertzfeld, Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

“No, you’re just wasting your time with that! Who cares about the Apple II? The Apple II will be dead in a few years. Your OS will be obsolete before it’s finished. The Macintosh is the future of Apple, and you’re going to start on it now!” With that he walked over to my desk, found the power cord to my Apple II, gave it a sharp tug and pulled it out of the socket, causing my machine to lose power and the code I was working on to vanish. He unplugged my monitor, put it on top of the computer, and then picked both of them up and started walking away. “Come with me. I’m going to take you to your new desk.”
― Andy Hertzfeld, Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

“Sayings from Chairman Jobs.” 1. Real artists ship. 2. It’s better to be a pirate than join the navy. 3. Mac in a book by 1986.”
― Andy Hertzfeld, Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made