John Sculley quotes from Steve Jobs (2015)

John Sculley

Don't play stupid; you can't pull it off.

John Sculley

When are you gonna get furniture?

Steve Jobs

It's not an easy process.

John Sculley

It is. You buy a couch, take it from there.

John Sculley

I can't put it more simply than this: we need to put our resources into updating the Apple II.

Steve Jobs

By taking resources from the Mac!

John Sculley

It's failing. That's a fact.

Steve Jobs

It's overpriced.

John Sculley

There's no evidence that it's--

Steve Jobs

I'm the evidence! I'm the world's leading expert in the Mac, John, what's your resume?!

John Sculley

You're issuing contradictory instructions, you're insubordinate, you make people miserable, our top engineers are fleeing to Sun, Dell, HP, Wall Street doesn't know who's driving the bus, we've lost hundreds of millions in value, and I'm the CEO of Apple, Steve, that's my resume.

Steve Jobs

But before that, you sold carbonated sugar water, right? I sat in a **** garage with Wozniak and invented the future, because artists lead and hacks ask for show of hands!

John Sculley

You're gonna end me, aren't you?

Steve Jobs

You're being ridiculous...I'm gonna sit center court and watch you do it yourself. Then I’m gonna order a nice meal with a ‘55 Margaux, and sign some autographs.

John Sculley

Jesus Christ!

Steve Jobs

You want some advice, Pepsi Generation? Don’t send Woz out to slap me around in the press. Anybody else. You, Markkula, Arthur Rock, anyone but 'Rain Man'. Don’t manipulate him like that. Whatever you may think, I’m always gonna protect him.

John Sculley

Come on, Steve.

Steve Jobs

That's what men do.