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That's at least what some small business owners have to say to the Apple co-founder who stepped down from his position as CEO last week.

She's already stepped down from her post at the company but isn't kicking her feet up -- after all, there is a party of the century to plan.

Professor Phil Jones, the director of the unit, has stepped down pending the review, and has said he stands by his data.

Randt, who stepped down from his ambassadorial post in January, knows his way around China.

The police superintendent, Philip Cline, stepped down in April after two videos emerged of off-duty officers beating civilians.

He was the only moderate voice and there wasn't a clear path of what he would do once he stepped down as governor.

But Sun knew from the start that he would not be able to retain power when confronted by Yuan and stepped down voluntarily on April 1st.

Then the beetle stepped down into the rich mud, where sat three young lady beetles, who tittered, because they did not know what to say.

And again I felt the busy atmosphere had stepped down after refugees moved at a new residence and began to live regularly.

He stepped down temporarily as the NDP's leader to fight a new battle with cancer, promising to be back in Parliament by September.

When Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive last Wednesday the world knew that it was the end of an era.

After Mr. Koizumi's departure in 2006, two prime ministers stepped down less than a year into their respective terms.

He vehemently denied all the allegations, but stepped down the next day.

As she stepped down, she turned, looked back at the top of the plank and shouted, "I'ts okay, Mother, you can come down now. "

She was hired in January, when the company's co-founder, Jerry Yang, stepped down after rejecting a buyout offer from Microsoft.

Mr Hurd stepped down from his positions as president and CEO after an investigation into claims made against him by a former HP contractor.

When Confucius played Qin, a fisherman paddled his boat to the bank and stepped down to sit on a stone.

The head of Brazil's football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, has stepped down from his post, days after taking sick leave.

Mr Freer was leader of the local council, Barnet, until he stepped down in December.

The decision came a week after Lord Browne stepped down earlier than planned as chief executive of BP.

He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking.

Even some members of Papandreou's Socialist party are not behind his measures. On Thursday, two lawmakers from his party stepped down.

Earlier this year, Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba for decades, stepped down and ceded power to his brother, Raul.

She stepped down in 2006 before being lured to Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. , three years later.

It also means putting the survival of the company above personal considerations (Mr Neeleman stepped down three months after the crisis).

Apple Chairman Steve Jobs, who stepped down as Apple CEO last month, has said little about his own philanthropic activities.

He was sixty-four when he stepped down on March sixth, nineteen eighty-one.

The merciless director has stepped down but it seems that his ghost still lingers in the company.

Mr. Greenberg stepped down from AIG in 2005 as the company came under investigation for its accounting practices.

That said, it's very good that he finally stepped down and brought in a professional leader to take the organization forward.

Were this not Japan, Mr Hatoyama might have stepped down by now.

The chairman of Olympus Corp. stepped down Wednesday as one of Japan's most bitter boardroom battles saw several dramatic turns.

And Ms. Ma is no longer involved in managing the business, having stepped down as chief executive officer in 2007.

It will be the second democratic presidential election since President Suharto stepped down in 1998.

The first political casualty at the federal level was the unpopular home minister. He stepped down Sunday.

The winner stepped down the stage with a wide grin on his face.

He stepped down as president in September, but is now demanding that Fujitsu "nullify" the resignation.

A short man in a black coat and a black felt hat stepped down from the car .

Patty Stonesifer, the Foundation's chief executive and a former senior Microsoft executive, has recently stepped down.

Mr Hatoyama, who stepped down as prime minister in June, had previously lent his support to his successor Mr Kan.

Former royal coroner Michael Burgess stepped down from heading the inquests in July citing a "heavy and constant" workload.

I gradually stepped down my career well in advance of having children, as I've discussed before, and I have few regrets about my decision.

The treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, insisted that AIG's chief executive, Robert Willumstad, stepped down as a condition of the deal.

The post has been vacant since Richard Williamson stepped down as Sudan trouble-shooter at the end of the Bush administration.

After I sold my PizzaExpress shares and stepped down from its board to take on other restaurant projects, I felt a kind of bereavement.

He retained the title of chief executive until August, when he stepped down while remaining chairman.

Our boss stepped down after thirty years with the company.

I stepped down to take a picture and I put my hand on my camera.

He arrived after some senior managers, including two vice presidents, stepped down due to alleged economic crimes.

But the next increase may come after he has stepped down as president, at the end of October.

He slowly stepped down off the train.

Next to attending workshops as a tutor he has shot several short documentaries before, during and after Suharto stepped down as a president.

By contrast, Franz Humer of Roche (who has since stepped down) earned the biggest salary, but a smaller bonus and incentives.

Argentina have been without a coach since Alfio Basile stepped down for personal reasons on October 16.

S&P's president Deven Sharma stepped down soon after and was replaced by Citibank's chief operating officer Douglas Peterson.

Faced with a hollow victory and mass protests, Mr Thaksin briefly stepped down.

James Murdoch, pictured above, has stepped down as the executive chairman of News Corp. 's publishing arm.

Not Ingrid, but her older sister Marta, stepped down from the train.

Apple's two main rivals in Asia got a lift in their share price after Apple boss Steve Jobs stepped down.

The two men stepped down the narrow hallways and quickly reached Mandela's cramped prison cell.

Director Tenet stepped down as head of the CIA this year, ending a tenure that began under former President Bill Clinton.

Nicolas Sarkozy stepped down as France's interior minister to concentrate on running for the French presidency.

General David Petraeus stepped down as commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan to head the CIA.

he quickly stepped down and ceded power to Fouad Mebazaa, the head of Tunisia's parliament.

Nearing the podium, Obama let go of Michelle's hand, and she stepped down to allow her husband to take the state by himself.

He also hired two other African-American coaches after Russell stepped down -- Satch Sanders and K. C. Jones, both former Celtics.

Mr Krenz stepped down as party leader a week ago.

Faced with the Kremlin-orchestrated rebellion at last week's party congress, Prokhorov stepped down as party leader.

Amazingly Mr Gyurcsany managed to soldier on as prime minister and only stepped down a couple of months ago.

The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull.

Harvey Golub stepped down last week as AIG's chairman after the board rejected a reduced bid from Prudential that Benmosche had supported.

He became premier in 2009 after his predecessor stepped down for an inadequate response to typhoon "Morakot" .

Although Apple shares took a 5 per cent hit after Mr Jobs stepped down, market fears were allayed because he was staying on as chairman.

Then Western countries intervened. NATO bombed Yugoslavia, and he eventually stepped down as state leader in 2000.

He stepped down as CEO of MidAmerican in March 2008, succeeded by his long-time colleague, Greg Abel.

He has not stepped down as a marriage commissioner arguing he has done nothing wrong.

Mr Mandela, who stepped down as South Africa's first black president in 1999, has become one of the world's leading AIDS campaigners.

The resignations came hours after Ecuador's defence minister stepped down without explanation.

Saddam stepped down more than 10 years ago, his followers have been either killed or thrown into jail, and people rarely criticize him.

And so, for the first time since Mr Koizumi stepped down in 2006, Japan's prime minister gives every impression of being in charge.

Charles Rangel stepped down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

As honorary IOC president for life, Samaranch remained active in the Olympic movement even after he stepped down.

Meanwhile, Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan, Sherard Cowper-Coles, has stepped down.

Saudi Arabia's state news agency posted a terse report quoting the statement that Mr. Mubarak had stepped down.

Getting dark, we reluctantly stepped down from the Great Wall.

Mr Rosenthal stepped down hours after a rival filed a lawsuit that would have forced him out.

And having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offering, he stepped down.

That's the day astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from the spaceship Eagle and became the first human to set foot on the moon.

Clara Wong, senior vice president Wal-Mart China's human resources division, has also stepped down.

Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, facing corruption charges, stepped down as House majority leader.

I stepped down from the tomb and said thank you.

The prime minister of Croatia, Ivo Sanader, unexpectedly stepped down, saying he wanted to give up politics.

Van Gundy stepped down as the Heat's coach in 2005 because of family and personal reasons, and Riley replaced him.

The chief executive who presented the latest, and coolest, electronics to the world has stepped down.

The politician stepped down after he was caught in a brothel.

And when it did so today, he stepped down as leader of the governing party.

The passengers stepped down gingerly from the narrow gangplank .

Two weeks ago he stepped down, citing differences of opinion with his board.

Dr. Jackson concluded with this statement and then stepped down from the podium.

A few weeks later, Mr Sechin duly stepped down.

Stepped down from the jagged rocks along the seabed.

Jo Luck stepped down this year after almost 20 years as chief executive officer. She remains president until next year.

I took over from Jim when he stepped down a few years ago.

The official Xinhua News Agency said Li stepped down with the approval of China's Cabinet.

He stepped down last month the day after Democrats won control of Congress.

Mecormack stepped down. Leibowitz had demolished the two witnesses.

Even if Mr Saleh stepped down peacefully, Yemen's future would remain bleak.

Mr Qiu stepped down suddenly last week without explanation.

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health.

On Friday, he stepped down as chairman and CEO, under pressure from some members of Massey's board, which is exploring a sale or merger.

But the past three years since Koizumi stepped down may have seriously undermined that claim.

A big knight stepped down from the back of a wagon, clad head to heel in company steel.

Perhaps he should have stepped down from the ivory tower and addressed concrete issues.

Nearly 140 lawmakers have stepped down over the past two days from the state legislature.

I stair stepped down the hill to the edge of the lake.

He has stepped down as CEO, but will stay on as chairman to focus on new business opportunities.

A. When I stepped down as dean of computing in 2009, we had just come through a big transformation of computer science at Georgia Tech.

Ms. Bush stepped down as CEO of Xinhua Finance in May 2008 but remained on its board.

Someone else, a senior girl whose name I didn't know, rang the bell, then stepped down from the platform.

Sir Win stepped down as chairman of Citigroup in February.

He had stepped down as President of CSHL in 2003 and most recently served as Chancellor.

Qaddafi has not yet stepped down from power, and until he does, Libya will remain dangerous.

But the idea was met with unanimous derision in the EU, and Sarkozy stepped down.

When I stepped down from the podium, he suddenly lost confidence.

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO on Wednesday. Here is his resignation letter.

My boss was too old to work perfectly, so he stepped down last week.

The conductor stepped down from the podium.

Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple yesterday.

It was his first address to the people in the two months since he stepped down.

After the election of Nov. 20, 2011, the Spanish prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, stepped down.

In the May 6 election, Labor lost power and Mr. Brown stepped down as party leader.

He stepped down as president in 1999, after serving one term in office.

Mr. Lafley stepped down as P&G's chief executive last July and remained as chairman until Jan.

At that time the president tries to repair the government image after three cabinet nominees stepped down over corruption allegations.

He stepped down last week.

Term of office expires in 2007, the first 2 weeks, Katsav stepped down as president.

He stepped down from the plane at 11: 30 a. m. amidst a tremendous ovation.

We stared some more and then he stepped down from the fence he was perched upon.

February 11, aged 82, stepped down after Mubarak and his family went to Sharm el-Sheikh, in his mansion under house arrest.

Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?

Mr Azedo stepped down as Grant Thornton's Hong Kong managing partner in April 2008 to join GTI's global leadership team.

when i stepped down as director of this task force ,

we all stepped down from the stage of history