Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, passed away this week at the age of 56. While he will be remembered mainly for his pioneering work with Apple computers; he will also be remembered for his charisma and drive. When I heard about the story of Steve Jobs, I was inspired. Jobs certainly wasn’t perfect, but he has definitely made his mark in this world. He was a visionary and a pioneer, and he made his dreams into reality. He is a man who has great courage and dare to take risk. He has left us with some remarkable technology; as well as some very inspirational words. Here are some of my favourite quotes from Jobs:
“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.”
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet 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. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.”
“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.”
