And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong … - Steve Jobs

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The message of love is self-acceptance in the smaller sense and self-acceptance in the large sense - the Self as eternity.

Steve Jobs

And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.

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