Since he ran the company, he must have done something right. He wasn't always right but he did have repeatable success. When he took over Apple in the late 1990's, Apple was almost dead.

Btw, here's some of his advice that I alway try to remember:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2011/05/16/steve-jo...

It shows he understood the creative process better than 99% of corporate CEO's and that might explain his success

People who are successful like a little inspirational boost once in a while no?

Doesn't mean there's no value to be gleaned from this quote.