Steve Jobs Quotes
A curated collection of the most memorable words from Steve Jobs — co-founder of Apple, visionary, and one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era.
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.”
“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.”
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.”
“I'm convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
“Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
“It's not about pop culture, and it's not about fooling people, and it's not about convincing people that they want something they don't. We figure out what we want.”
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”
“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.”
“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.”
“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other.”
“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.”
“We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?”
“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. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
“Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.”
“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.”
“The most precious resource we all have is time.”
“One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.”
“Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?”
“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.”