Steve Jobs
Co-founder of Apple, 1955–2011. 2 explained quotes.
Keep wanting more and keep being willing to look foolish by trying new things. Jobs borrowed the words from the farewell issue of the Whole Earth Catalog.
Read the full explanation →Jobs urges graduates to follow their own judgment rather than other people's expectations, because life is short. He spoke from the experience of a recent cancer diagnosis.
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About Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976, was forced out in 1985, founded NeXT and helped build Pixar, then returned to Apple in 1997 and led it to the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and died in 2011. His 2005 commencement speech at Stanford is one of the most-watched graduation speeches ever.
More lines by Jobs
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- “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”Interview with Rob Walker, The New York Times Magazine, 2003