Steve Jobs was the visionary behind Apple. He was a pioneer of innovation, creativity, and leadership. His words inspire entrepreneurs, dreamers, and tech lovers worldwide. If you need career advice, or life wisdom, these 51 Steve Jobs quotes will ignite your passion!
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. 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.”
Steve Jobs’ Most Famous Speech: “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” on June 12, 2005 at Stanford University
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Inspirational Quotes by Steve Jobs
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
On Success & Failure
“I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
“I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates.”
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful—that’s what matters to me.”
“Failure is just a stepping stone to success.”
On Creativity by Steve Jobs
“Creativity is just connecting things.”
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
“Innovation comes from saying no to 1,000 things.”
“Details matter, it’s worth waiting to get it right.”
On Work & Passion
“Do what you love, and the money will follow.”
“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.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?”
“You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
On Leadership
“Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.”
“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.”
“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.”
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
“We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”
On Life & Philosophy by Steve Jobs
“Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.”
“The journey is the reward.”
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and everyone should be really excellent. Because this is our life.”
“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.”
“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why else even be here?”
On Business by Steve Jobs
“Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.”
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
“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.”
“A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”
“Marketing is about values.”
On Learning by Steve Jobs
“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it too long.”
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”
“Computers are like a bicycle for our minds.”
“I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why.”
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.”
On Taking Risks
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations.”
“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
“People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.”
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”
Final Thoughts by Steve Jobs
“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
“Life is about creating and living experiences that are worth sharing.”
“I don’t care about being right. I care about success and doing the right thing.”
“Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
“Think different.”
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