“To design something really well you have to get it. You have…”

“To design something really well you have to get it. You have to really grok what it’s all about. It takes a passionate commitment to thoroughly understand something — chew it up, not just quickly swallow it. Most people don’t take the time to do that.”

— Steve Jobs

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Title: Wikiquote: Steve Jobs
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Context

Interviewed with Wired: Gary Wolf. Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing (February 1996)

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Jobs, Steve. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Steve Jobs. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

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