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Fear of failure falls away in the face of death.

Fear, Mortality, Courage, Perspective, Life

Fear of failure falls away in the face of death

Fear of failure falls away in the face of death

Fear of failure falls away in the face of death

Steve Jobs’s Quotes On Topics

Empowerment | Sophistication | Distribution | Dedication | Decision | Challenge | Business Hierarchy | Appearance | Regret | Bureaucracy | Self-renewal | Restriction | Relevance | Adaptation | Size | Enhancement | Youth | Media | Persistence | Technology | More

More Steve Jobs Quotes

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

Leadership, Talent, Empowerment, Collaboration, Strategy

“The day I was born songs were on records, phones were tied down, computers needed rooms and the web was fiction. Change the world. You can.”

Change, Inspiration, Technology, Progress, Motivation

“If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company.”

Business Decisions, Investment, Risk, Innovation, Reflection

“To go forward you have to leave something behind.”

Progress, Change, Sacrifice, Forward, Growth

“Great art stretches the taste, it doesn’t follow tastes.”

Art, Taste, Innovation, Creativity, Individuality

“The journey is the reward.”

Perspective, Journey, Fulfillment, Process, Life Lessons

“The world doesn’t need another Dell or Compaq.”

Market, Competition, Technology, Innovation, Business

“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. It’s very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. Apple’s been very fortunate in that it’s introduced a few of these.”

Innovation, Product Development, Impact, Entrepreneurship, Technology

“People need to have the incentive that if they invest and succeed, they can make a fair profit. Otherwise, they’ll stop investing.”

Investment, Incentives, Profit, Business Strategy, Economics

“My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts.”

Business, Collaboration, Teamwork, Balance, Inspiration

“I am saddened, not by Microsoft’s success – I have no problem with their success. They’ve earned their success, for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third-rate products.”

Microsoft, Success, Quality, Standards, Disappointment

“Computers are like a bicycle for our minds.”

Technology, Metaphor, Cognitive Enhancement, Innovation, Simplicity

“Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.”

Wealth, Success, Perspective, Life, Values

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.”

Passion, Dedication, Resilience, Purpose, Motivation

“Ad campaigns are necessary for competition. But good PR educates people; that’s all it is.”

Marketing, Public Relations, Competition, Education, Branding

“You’ve got to have a problem that you want to solve; a wrong that you want to right.”

Purpose, Vision, Change, Motivation, Determination

“The most important thing is a person. A person who incites your curiosity and feeds your curiosity; and machines cannot do that in the same way that people can.”

Curiosity, Human Connection, Inspiration, Learning, Relationships

“Great things in business are never done by one person, they’re done by a team of people.”

Teamwork, Collaboration, Business Success, Leadership, Cooperation

“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.”

Simplicity, Focus, Challenge, Clarity, Design

“The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it to a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people – as remarkable as the telephone.”

Technology, Communication, Innovation, Home Computing, Connectivity