pursue my bliss of ...

I ran ACIUS for two years and then left to pursue my bliss of writing, speaking, and consulting.

timeframe

I also met my wife Beth at Apple during this timeframe-Apple has been very good to me.

云开见日

When I saw what a Macintosh could do, the clouds parted and the angels started singing.

own a debt

For giving me my chance at Apple,I owe Mike a great debt.

remove the scales from my eyes

I remained at Nova for a few years until the the Apple II removed the scales from my eyes.

入学

I matriculated to Stanford.
I attended the law school at UC Davis.
I entered the MBA program at UCLA.

While there,...

While there, I worked for a fine-jewelry manufacturer called Nova Stylings; hence, my first real job was literally counting diamonds.

deprive

deprive sb. of sth.

* deprived of one's
civil rights 剥夺某人的公民权

* trees that deprive
a house of light 遮住房中光线的树

* (joc 谑)
Are you depriving us of your company (ie leaving us)? 你要舍我们而去吗?