Tripp Mickle

“When Podolny asked during the interview process how many classes should be offered and how large the faculty could be, Jobs scoffed. “If I knew the answers to those questions, I wouldn’t need to hire someone like you,” he said.”
― Tripp Mickle, After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

“When Ive and Forlenza went to the Hong Kong airport to return home days later, it was still almost empty because of the epidemic. They grabbed seats at an empty bar in the airport lounge and ordered coffee. As Ive sipped on a cappuccino, he stared down the stainless-steel bar and quietly said, “I can see every seam in this bar.” Forlenza followed Ive’s gaze down the bar. He saw nothing but thirty feet of smooth silver metal. He decided that Ive, who had a glum look on his face, must have X-ray vision. “Your life must be fucking miserable,” he said.”
― Tripp Mickle, After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul