Steve Jobs bio

"I think his desire for complete control of whatever he makes derives directly from his personality and the fact that he was abandoned at birth." p4
"He learned to stare at people without blinking, and he perfected long silences punctuated by staccato bursts of fast talking. This odd mix of intensity and aloofness.." p31
"He could be brutally cold and rude to her at times, but he was also entrancing and able to impose his will. 'He was an enlightened being who was also cruel.' "p32.

Steve Jobs biography

"They developed...whole new devices and services that consumers did not yet know they needed." p xxi
"Jobs said that his appreciation for Eichler homes (http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=eichler%20homes&sa=N&biw=320&bih=416#p=0)
instilled in him a passion for making nicely designed products for the mass market." p7

Brain changes shape from studying.

London can drivers study furiously to pass a test of knowing 25000 streets. Their brains were studied and actually changed shape versus controls. TE
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2011/WTVM053658.htm