Apple held its highly-anticipated event on Tuesday at the company’s new Steve Jobs Theater. Notably, Tim Cook’s opening monologue paid tribute to Jobs, the company’s late founder.

Before he delved into an overview of Apple’s latest products, the company’s CEO told audience members that Jobs had a unique gift. He had “an uncanny ability to unlock the talent of everybody that he worked with,” said Cook. “Steve meant so much to me and so much to all of us. There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t think about him.”

Cook discussed the difficulty in putting together the Tuesday event without Jobs. He said the Apple founder loved days like this where he could share the company’s newest products with the world.

As the company prepared for its latest unveiling, Cook said that “memories have especially come rushing back.” However, he noted that although it’s taken some time, “we can now reflect on him with joy instead of sadness.”

Cook went on to say that Jobs’ greatest gift to humanity will not be a singular product but rather Apple itself. “Steve’s spirit and timeless philosophy on life,” said Cook, “will always be the DNA of Apple.”