Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.
Steve Jobs
Mortality, Perspective, Acceptance, Philosophy, Change
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“You’ve probably had somebody punch you in the stomach and it knocks the wind of you and you can’t breathe. That’s how I felt.” Steve Jobs
Struggle, Emotion, Experience, Challenges, Vulnerability
Steve Jobs Struggle, Emotion, Experience, Challenges, Vulnerability“It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we’d given customers what they said they wanted, we’d have built a computer they’d have been happy with a year after we spoke to them – not something they’d want now.” Steve Jobs
Product Development, Innovation, Understanding, Future, Technology
Steve Jobs Product Development, Innovation, Understanding, Future, Technology“My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits were the motivation.” Steve Jobs
Passion, Business Strategy, Product Development, Motivation, Entrepreneurship
Steve Jobs Passion, Business Strategy, Product Development, Motivation, Entrepreneurship“I know that living with me was not a bowl of cherries.” Steve Jobs
Relationships, Honesty, Self-Awareness, Challenges, Life
Steve Jobs Relationships, Honesty, Self-Awareness, Challenges, Life“There’s nothing that makes my day more than getting an e-mail from some random person in the universe who just bought an iPad over in the UK and tells me the story about how it’s the coolest product they’ve ever brought home in their lives. That’s what keeps me going.” Steve Jobs
Customer Feedback, Inspiration, Motivation, Product, Connection
Steve Jobs Customer Feedback, Inspiration, Motivation, Product, Connection“I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. It’s very character-building.” Steve Jobs
Failure, Growth, Character, Resilience, Experience
Steve Jobs Failure, Growth, Character, Resilience, Experience“A lot of companies do things because it’s technically possible. But in the end, nobody cares. Nobody wants to buy them.” Steve Jobs
Innovation, Market, Relevance, Consumer Focus, Strategy
Steve Jobs Innovation, Market, Relevance, Consumer Focus, Strategy“I always thought of myself as a humanities person as a kid, but I liked electronics. Then I read something that one of my heroes, Edwin Land of Polaroid, said about the importance of people who could stand at the intersection of humanities and sciences, and I decided that’s what I wanted to do.” Steve Jobs
Humanities, Science, Inspiration, Intersection, Edwin Land
Steve Jobs Humanities, Science, Inspiration, Intersection, Edwin Land“What this means is that people are seeing a stable business, which is good, and a business that is in control, which is also good.” Steve Jobs
Business, Stability, Control, Success, Confidence
Steve Jobs Business, Stability, Control, Success, Confidence“I’m very excited about having the Internet in my den.” Steve Jobs
Internet, Excitement, Technology, Access, Change
Steve Jobs Internet, Excitement, Technology, Access, Change“We limit how much technology our kids use at home.” Steve Jobs
Technology, Parenting, Balance, Children, Boundaries
Steve Jobs Technology, Parenting, Balance, Children, Boundaries“Don’t settle, as with all matters of the heart you’ll know when you find it.” Steve Jobs
Heart, Life, Passion, Choice, Fulfillment
Steve Jobs Heart, Life, Passion, Choice, Fulfillment“It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.” Steve Jobs
Technology, Liberal Arts, Humanities, Creativity, Results
Steve Jobs Technology, Liberal Arts, Humanities, Creativity, Results“Music companies are not technology companies any more than technology companies are music companies. They’re really different from each other.” Steve Jobs
Music, Technology, Difference, Industry, Business
Steve Jobs Music, Technology, Difference, Industry, Business“I’m not dismissing the value of higher education; I’m simply saying it comes at the expense of experience.” Steve Jobs
Education, Experience, Learning, Personal Growth, Perspective
Steve Jobs Education, Experience, Learning, Personal Growth, Perspective“I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great products.” Steve Jobs
Product Development, Innovation, Quality, Business, Success
Steve Jobs Product Development, Innovation, Quality, Business, Success“We’ve gone through the operating system and looked at everything and asked how can we simplify this and make it more powerful at the same time.” Steve Jobs
Operating System, Simplicity, Power, Innovation, Improvement
Steve Jobs Operating System, Simplicity, Power, Innovation, Improvement