On the 24th August 2011, Steve Jobs, CEO and Co-Founder of Apple resigned. In a letter addressed to the board, Steve said “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.”
An inspiration to many, including myself, I wanted to share some of his best quotes on technology and life in general…
On Technology:
“But it’s a disservice to constantly put things in this radical new light — that it’s going to change everything. Things don’t have to change the world to be important.” – Wired Magazine – Feb 1996
On Design:
“That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – BusinessWeek – 25th May 1998
On Apple Products:
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.” – Fortune – 24th Jan 2000
On Life:
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Stanford Commencement Speech – June 2005
The last two quotes are from an inspirational speech given by Steve – This is available to download on iTunes U for free.
