(22 quotes found)
“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
Steve Jobs
“You can outsource anything but ideas and creativity.”
Spencer Shulem
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
“You've got to find what you love.Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. And don’t settle.”
“You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.”
“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
“The drive to excellence Jobs had was a continuation of the great institution many had shared before him that had built the long-lasting American pride, which is what is missing in many of his peers, to them, greed is the only impellent.”
Jonathan Chen
“It’s a sad day not only for Americans but worldwide, we‘ve lost Steve Jobs a true genius/visionary! Steve looked many steps ahead & provided us w/ what we now know as our "technological norm"; he’ll be greatly missed & always respected. Steve was 1 person who definitively proved the words of H.K. “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” He fortunately for us all had both, more than most, thank you for your time, determination & above all your humbleness”
N. S. Cole
“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you will most certainly be right.”