I’VE NEVER FOUND ANYONE WHO’S SAID NO OR HUNG UP THE PHONE WHEN I CALLED
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I’VE NEVER FOUND ANYONE WHO’S SAID NO OR HUNG UP THE PHONE WHEN I CALLED
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THE SMALLEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD CAN LOOK AS LARGE AS THE LARGEST COMPANY ON THE WEB.
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I CONTRIBUTE IDEAS, SURE. WHY WOULD I BE THERE IF I DIDN’T?
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IF YOU HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO YET, KEEP LOOKING. DON’T SETTLE.
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YOU GOTTA ACT. AND YOU’VE GOTTA BE WILLING TO FAIL, YOU GOTTA BE READY TO CRASH AND BURN, WITH PEOPLE ON THE PHONE, WITH STARTING A COMPANY, WITH WHATEVER. IF YOU’RE AFRAID OF FAILING, YOU WON’T GET VERY FAR.
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I THINK THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING REALLY BIG. SOMETIMES THAT FIRST STEP IS THE HARDEST ONE, AND WE’VE JUST TAKEN IT.
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WE’RE HERE TO PUT A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE.
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WHEN YOU DIE, IT DOESN’T JUST ALL DISAPPEAR.
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ANOTHER PRIORITY WAS TO MAKE APPLE MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STARTUP
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IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO HIRE SMART PEOPLE AND THEN TELL THEM WHAT TO DO; WE HIRE SMART PEOPLE SO THEY CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO.
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SOMETIMES I BELIEVE IN GOD, SOMETIMES I DON’T. I THINK IT’S 50
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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.
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MY FAVORITE THINGS IN LIFE DON’T COST ANY MONEY. IT’S REALLY CLEAR THAT THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE WE ALL HAVE IS TIME.
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EVER SINCE I’VE HAD CANCER, I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT MORE. AND I FIND MYSELF BELIEVING A BIT MORE. I KIND OF – MAYBE IT’S ’CAUSE I WANT TO BELIEVE IN AN AFTERLIFE. THAT WHEN YOU DIE, IT DOESN’T JUST ALL DISAPPEAR. THE WISDOM YOU’VE ACCUMULATED. SOMEHOW IT LIVES ON, BUT SOMETIMES I THINK IT’S JUST LIKE AN ON
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ONE OF THE KEYS TO APPLE IS APPLE’S AN INCREDIBLY COLLABORATIVE COMPANY. YOU KNOW HOW MANY COMMITTEES WE HAVE AT APPLE? ZERO. WE HAVE NO COMMITTEES. WE ARE ORGANIZED LIKE A START
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ALL I ASK IS THAT TODAY, YOU DO THE BEST WORK OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
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I THINK DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE DIFFERENT DOORS TO THE SAME HOUSE. SOMETIMES I THINK THE HOUSE EXISTS, AND SOMETIMES I DON’T. IT’S THE GREAT MYSTERY.
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WE ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT. WE’RE HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF IT AND WE’RE ABLE TO SHAPE HOW IT GOES.
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EVERYONE HERE HAS THE SEN THAT RIGHT NOW IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHEN WE ARE INFLUENCING THE FUTURE.
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BUT I BELIEVE LIFE IS AN INTELLIGENT THING, THAT THINGS AREN’T RANDOM.
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EVERYONE HERE HAS THE SENSE THAT RIGHT NOW IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHEN WE ARE INFLUENCING THE FUTURE.
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MOST PEOPLE DON’T GET THOSE EXPERIENCES BECAUSE THEY NEVER ASK. I’VE NEVER FOUND ANYBODY THAT DIDN’T WANT TO HELP ME IF I ASKED THEM FOR HELP.
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I’M A LONG
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MOST OF THE TIME, WE’RE TAKING THINGS. NEITHER YOU NOR I MADE THE CLOTHES WE WEAR; WE DON’T MAKE THE FOOD OR GROW THE FOODS WE EAT; WE USE A LANGUAGE THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY OTHER PEOPLE; WE USE ANOTHER SOCIETY’S MATHEMATICS. VERY RARELY DO WE GET A CHANCE TO PUT SOMETHING BACK INTO THAT POOL. I THINK WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW.
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MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT PERSUADING PEOPLE TO DO THINGS THEY DO NOT WANT TO, WHILE LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT INSPIRING PEOPLE TO DO THINGS THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY COULD.
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I’VE ALWAYS FELT THAT DEATH IS THE GREATEST INVENTION OF LIFE. I’M SURE THAT LIFE EVOLVED WITHOUT DEATH AT FIRST AND FOUND THAT WITHOUT DEATH, LIFE DIDN’T WORK VERY WELL BECAUSE IT DIDN’T MAKE ROOM FOR THE YOUNG.
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ON THE MACINTOSH: WHEN WE FINALLY PRESENTED IT AT THE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING, EVERYONE IN THE AUDITORIUM GAVE IT A FIVE
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GREAT THINGS, IN BUSINESS ARE NEVER DONE BY ONE PERSON, THEY’RE DONE BY A TEAM OF PEOPLE.
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EVEN PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN DON’T WANT TO DIE TO GET THERE.
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AS IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE SIXTIES WERE OVER, IT WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD GONE THROUGH THE SIXTIES ENDED UP NOT REALLY ACCOMPLISHING WHAT THEY SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH, AND BECAUSE THEY HAD THROWN THEIR DISCIPLINE TO THE WIND, THEY DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO FALL BACK ON.
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THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART.
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WITHOUT DEATH, THERE WOULD BE VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
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PIXAR HAS BEEN A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU RUN A MARATHON AND YOU WONDER, WHY AM I DOING THIS? BUT YOU TAKE A DRINK OF WATER, AND AROUND THE NEXT BEND, YOU GET YOUR WIND BACK, REMEMBER THE FINISH LINE, AND KEEP GOING.
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AND YOU CAN CHANGE IT, YOU CAN INFLUENCE IT.
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I’VE BEEN REJECTED, BUT I WAS STILL IN LOVE.
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ON THE MACINTOSH: IT WAS AS THOUGH WE KNEW THAT ONCE IT WAS OUT OF OUR HANDS, IT WOULDN’T BE OURS ANYMORE.
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IF YOU WANT IT, YOU CAN FLY, YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST YOU A LOT.
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I WAS LUCKY, I FOUND WHAT I LOVED TO DO EARLY IN LIFE. WOZ AND I STARTED APPLE IN MY PARENTS’ GARAGE WHEN I WAS 20.
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MY WIFE DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT FOR KEEPING ME AT IT.
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WHEN YOU GROW UP, YOU TEND TO GET TOLD THAT THE WORLD IS THE WAY IT IS AND YOUR LIFE IS JUST TO LIVE YOUR LIFE INSIDE THE WORLD. TRY NOT TO BASH INTO WALLS TOO MUCH. TRY TO HAVE A NICE FAMILY LIFE, HAVE FUN, SAVE A LITTLE MONEY. THAT’S A VERY LIMITED LIFE. LIFE CAN BE MUCH BROADER THAN THAT.
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PEOPLE SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF PASSION FOR WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND IT’S TOTALLY TRUE. AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT’S SO HARD THAT IF YOU DON’T, ANY RATIONAL PERSON WOULD GIVE UP. IT’S REALLY HARD. AND YOU HAVE TO DO IT OVER A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME. SO IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT, IF YOU’RE NOT HAVING FUN DOING IT, YOU DON’T REALLY LOVE IT, YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE UP.
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ON HIS FATHER: HE WAS A MACHINIST BY TRADE AND WORKED VERY HARD AND WAS KIND OF A GENIUS WITH HIS HANDS. HE HAD A WORKBENCH OUT IN HIS GARAGE WHERE, WHEN I WAS ABOUT FIVE OR SIX, HE SECTIONED OFF A LITTLE PIECE OF IT AND SAID STEVE, THIS IS YOUR WORKBENCH NOW.” AND HE GAVE ME SOME OF HIS SMALLER TOOLS AND SHOWED ME HOW TO USE A HAMMER AND SAW AND HOW TO BUILD THINGS. IT REALLY WAS VERY GOOD FOR ME. HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH ME… TEACHING ME HOW TO BUILD THINGS, HOW TO TAKE THINGS APART, PUT THINGS BACK TOGETHER.
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THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE IS TIME. IF YOU INVEST THAT TIME IN YOURSELF TO HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCES THAT ARE GOING TO ENRICH YOU, THEN YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY LOSE.
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IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE ONES THAT ENDED UP, YOU KNOW, BEING SUCCESSFUL” IN THE EYES OF SOCIETY AND THE ONES THAT DIDN’T, OFTENTIMES, IT’S THE ONES WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL AND LOVED WHAT THEY DID SO THEY COULD PERSEVERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT GOT REALLY TOUGH. AND THE ONES THAT DIDN’T LOVE IT QUIT BECAUSE THEY’RE SANE, RIGHT? WHO WOULD WANT TO PUT UP WITH THIS STUFF IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT?
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I CAN TELL YOU THIS: I’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 8 YEARS, AND THAT’S HAD A REALLY GOOD INFLUENCE ON ME. I’VE BEEN VERY LUCKY, THROUGH RANDOM HAPPENSTANCE I JUST HAPPENED TO SIT NEXT TO THIS WONDERFUL WOMAN WHO BECAME MY WIFE. AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL. WE HAVE 3 KIDS, AND IT’S BEEN A BIG DEAL. YOU SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY.
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THERE WAS A CONSTANT FLOW OF INTELLECTUAL QUESTIONING ABOUT THE TRUTH OF LIFE. THAT WAS A TIME WHEN EVERY COLLEGE STUDENT IN THIS COUNTRY READ BE HERE NOW AND DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET – THERE WERE ABOUT TEN BOOKS.
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SO IT’S A LOT OF HARD WORK AND IT’S A LOT OF WORRYING CONSTANTLY AND IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT, YOU’RE GOING TO FAIL. SO YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE IT AND YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE PASSION AND I THINK THAT’S THE HIGH
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ON BEING FIRED FROM APPLE AND CALLED BACK 12 YEARS LATER: WHAT A CIRCLE OF LIFE. YOU KNOW? LIFE IS JUST ALWAYS MYSTERIOUS AND SURPRISING, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT’S AROUND THE NEXT CORNER.
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THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT MOST CLEARLY FROM THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE [WITH CANCER]. I REALIZED THAT I LOVE MY LIFE. I REALLY DO. I’VE GOT THE GREATEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD, AND I’VE GOT MY WORK. AND THAT’S PRETTY MUCH ALL I DO. I DON’T SOCIALIZE MUCH OR GO TO CONFERENCES. I LOVE MY FAMILY, AND I LOVE RUNNING APPLE, AND I LOVE PIXAR. AND I GET TO DO THAT. I’M VERY LUCKY.
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WE DON’T GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT MANY THINGS, AND EVERY ONE SHOULD BE REALLY EXCELLENT. BECAUSE THIS IS OUR LIFE. LIFE IS BRIEF, AND THEN YOU DIE, YOU KNOW…
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YOU GET YOUR WIND BACK, REMEMBER THE FINISH LINE, AND KEEP GOING.
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I’M CONVINCED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME GOING WAS THAT I LOVED WHAT I DID. YOU’VE GOT TO FIND WHAT YOU LOVE.
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SO THIS IS WHAT WE’VE CHOSEN TO DO WITH OUR LIFE. WE COULD BE SITTING IN A MONASTERY SOMEWHERE IN JAPAN. WE COULD BE OUT SAILING. SOME OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM COULD BE PLAYING GOLF. THEY COULD BE RUNNING OTHER COMPANIES. AND WE’VE ALL CHOSEN TO DO THIS WITH OUR LIVES. SO IT BETTER BE DAMN GOOD. IT BETTER BE WORTH IT. AND WE THINK IT IS.
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AT APPLE, PEOPLE ARE PUTTING IN 18
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WHEN I WAS 17, I READ A QUOTE THAT WENT SOMETHING LIKE: ‘IF YOU LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WAS YOUR LAST, SOMEDAY YOU’LL MOST CERTAINLY BE RIGHT.’ IT MADE AN IMPRESSION ON ME, AND SINCE THEN, FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS, I HAVE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR EVERY MORNING AND ASKED MYSELF: ‘IF TODAY WERE THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE, WOULD I WANT TO DO WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO TODAY?’ AND WHENEVER THE ANSWER HAS BEEN ‘NO’ FOR TOO MANY DAYS IN A ROW, I KNOW I NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING.
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IN BUSINESS, IF I KNEW EARLIER WHAT I KNOW NOW, I’D HAVE PROBABLY DONE SOME THINGS A LOT BETTER THAN I DID, BUT I ALSO WOULD’VE PROBABLY DONE SOME OTHER THINGS A LOT WORSE. BUT SO WHAT? IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE ENGAGED IN THE PRESENT.
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I’M CONVINCED THAT ABOUT HALF OF WHAT SEPARATES THE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE NON
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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. AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU HAVEN’T FOUND IT YET, KEEP LOOKING AND DON’T SETTLE.
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I THINK THE THINGS YOU MOST REGRET IN LIFE ARE THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO. WHAT YOU REALLY REGRET WAS NEVER ASKING THAT GIRL TO DANCE.
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IF YOU’VE GOT A FAMILY AND YOU’RE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF A COMPANY, I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW ONE COULD DO IT. I’M SURE IT’S BEEN DONE BUT IT’S ROUGH. IT’S PRETTY MUCH AN EIGHTEEN HOUR DAY JOB, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR AWHILE. UNLESS YOU HAVE A LOT OF PASSION ABOUT THIS, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE. YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE IT UP.
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ALMOST EVERYTHING, ALL EXTERNAL EXPECTATIONS, ALL PRIDE, ALL FEAR OF EMBARRASSMENT OR FAILURE, THESE THINGS JUST FALL AWAY IN THE FACE OF DEATH, LEAVING ONLY WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT.
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NO ONE WANTS TO DIE. EVEN PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN DON’T WANT TO DIE TO GET THERE.
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YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE AN IDEA, OR A PROBLEM OR A WRONG THAT YOU WANT TO RIGHT THAT YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, OTHERWISE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE PERSEVERANCE TO STICK IT THROUGH. I THINK THAT’S HALF THE BATTLE RIGHT THERE.
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REMEMBERING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DIE IS THE BEST WAY I KNOW TO AVOID THE TRAP OF THINKING YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO LOSE. YOU ARE ALREADY NAKED.
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I THINK DEATH IS THE MOST WONDERFUL INVENTION OF LIFE. IT PURGES THE SYSTEM OF THESE OLD MODELS THAT ARE OBSOLETE.
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I’VE READ SOMETHING THAT BILL GATES SAID ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. HE SAID, ‘I WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD IN MY 20S.’ AND I KNOW WHAT HE MEANS BECAUSE I WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD IN MY 20S TOO. LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, 7 DAYS A WEEK, A LOT OF HOURS EVERY DAY. AND IT ACTUALLY IS A WONDERFUL THING TO DO, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET A LOT DONE. BUT YOU CAN’T DO IT FOREVER, AND YOU DON’T WANT TO DO IT FOREVER, AND YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH WAYS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ARE AND WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE EVEN MORE.
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REMEMBERING THAT I’LL BE DEAD SOON IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL I’VE EVER ENCOUNTERED TO HELP ME MAKE THE BIG CHOICES IN LIFE.
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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.
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I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER WORKED SO HARD ON SOMETHING, BUT WORKING ON MACINTOSH WAS THE NEATEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. ALMOST EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON IT WILL SAY THAT. NONE OF US WANTED TO RELEASE IT AT THE END.
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IN THE BROADEST CONTEXT, THE GOAL IS TO SEEK ENLIGHTENMENT – HOWEVER YOU DEFINE IT.
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I DON’T CARE ABOUT BEING RIGHT. I CARE ABOUT SUCCESS AND DOING THE RIGHT THING.
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PEOPLE JUDGE YOU ON YOUR PERFORMANCE, SO FOCUS ON THE OUTCOME. BE A YARDSTICK OF QUALITY. SOME PEOPLE AREN’T USED TO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EXCELLENCE IS EXPECTED.
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IF TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE, WOULD I WANT TO DO WHAT I’M ABOUT TO DO TODAY?
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THAT’S BEEN ONE OF MY MANTRAS – FOCUS AND SIMPLICITY.
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NOW, AS YOU GRADUATE TO BEGIN ANEW, I WISH THAT FOR YOU, ‘STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH’.
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DESIGN IS NOT JUST HOW IT LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE. DESIGN IS HOW IT WORKS.
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THE MOST PRECIOUS THING THAT WE ALL HAVE WITH US IS TIME.
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IT’S MORE FUN TO BE A PIRATE THAN TO JOIN THE NAVY.
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YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOTS WILL SOMEHOW CONNECT IN YOUR FUTURE.
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WE ARE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT FEATURES WE ADD BECAUSE WE CAN’T TAKE THEM AWAY.
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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.
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IF YOU DON’T LOVE IT, YOU’RE GOING TO FAIL.
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ON THE BLUE BOX: THAT WAS WHAT WE LEARNED: WAS THAT US, TOO, WE DIDN’T KNOW MUCH. WE COULD BUILD A LITTLE THING THAT COULD CONTROL A GIANT THING AND THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE LESSON.
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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.
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THE PRODUCTS SUCK! THERE’S NO SEX IN THEM ANYMORE!
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BELIEVING THAT THE DOTS WILL CONNECT DOWN THE ROAD WILL GIVE YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART.
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FAMOUS APPLE AD WITH EINSTEIN, PICASSO, ETC. (VIDEO): 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, AND THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE STATUS QUO. YOU CAN QUOTE THEM, DISAGREE WITH THEM, GLORIFY AND VILIFY THEM. ABOUT 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 CRAZY, WE SEE GENIUS. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, ARE THE ONES WHO DO.
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FOR YOU TO SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT, THE AESTHETIC, THE QUALITY, HAS TO BE CARRIED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
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DON’T TAKE IT ALL TOO SERIOUSLY. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A CREATIVE WAY, AS AN ARTIST, YOU HAVE TO NOT LOOK BACK TOO MUCH. YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO TAKE WHATEVER YOU’VE DONE AND WHOEVER YOU WERE AND THROW THEM AWAY.
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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.
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ULTIMATELY, IT COMES DOWN TO TASTE. IT COMES DOWN TO TRYING TO EXPOSE YOURSELF TO THE BEST THINGS THAT HUMANS HAVE DONE AND THEN TRY TO BRING THOSE THINGS INTO WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
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HAVE THE COURAGE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND INTUITION. THEY SOMEHOW KNOW WHAT YOU TRULY WANT TO BECOME.
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DON’T LET THE NOISE OF OTHER’S OPINIONS DROWN OUT YOUR OWN INNER VOICE.
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LET’S GO INVENT TOMORROW RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
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YOU NEED TO FIND WHAT YOU LOVE. AND THAT IS TRUE BOTH FOR YOUR WORK AND RELATIONSHIPS.
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SOMETIMES LIFE HITS YOU IN THE HEAD WITH A BRICK. DON’T LOSE FAITH.
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MY JOB IS NOT TO BE EASY ON PEOPLE. MY JOB IS TO MAKE THEM BETTER.
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I DECIDED TO DROP OUT AND TRUST THAT IT WOULD ALL WORK OUT OK.
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THOSE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD USUALLY DO.
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IF TODAY WERE THE LAST OF YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU DO WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO TODAY?
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DON’T LET THE NOISE OF OTHERS OPINIONS DROWN OUT YOUR OWN INNER VOICE.
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I DO NOT ADOPT SOFTNESS TOWARDS OTHERS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE THEM BETTER.
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A BRAND IS SIMPLY TRUST.
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I NEVER DID IT FOR THE MONEY.
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YOU CAN BUILD YOUR OWN THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN USE. AND ONCE YOU LEARN THAT, YOU’LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
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I’M CONVINCED THAT HALF OF WHAT SEPARATES THE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE NON
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DETAILS MATTER, IT’S WORTH WAITING TO GET IT RIGHT.
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ONCE YOU DISCOVER ONE SIMPLE FACT, AND THAT IS EVERYTHING AROUND YOU THAT YOU CALL LIFE, WAS MADE UP BY PEOPLE THAT WERE NO SMARTER THAN YOU.
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ONE WAY TO REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE IS TO REMEMBER WHO YOUR HEROES ARE.
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GET CLOSER THAN EVER TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. SO CLOSE THAT YOU TELL THEM WHAT THEY NEED WELL BEFORE THEY REALIZE IT THEMSELVES.
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I ALWAYS ADVISE PEOPLE – DON’T WAIT! DO SOMETHING WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, AND KEEP THAT IN MIND.
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PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT DON’T NEED POWERPOINT.
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THE DOERS ARE THE MAJOR THINKERS. THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY CREATE THE THINGS THAT CHANGE THIS INDUSTRY ARE BOTH THE THINKER AND DOER IN ONE PERSON.
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THAT’S WHY WE STARTED APPLE, WE SAID YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO LOSE. I WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, WOZ WAS 24
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WE WERE REALLY WORKING FOURTEEN
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I’M ACTUALLY AS PROUD OF MANY OF THE THINGS WE HAVEN’T DONE AS THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE.
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WE HE HAD EVERYTHING TO GAIN. AND WE FIGURED EVEN IF WE CRASH AND BURN, AND LOSE EVERYTHING, THE EXPERIENCE WILL HAVE BEEN WORTH TEN TIMES THE COST.
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YOU HAVE TO TRUST IN SOMETHING, YOUR GUT, DESTINY, LIFE, KARMA, WHATEVER.
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