“Sometimes life’s gonna hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
Steve Jobs
2005 Stanford Commencement Address (Primary source)
In his 2005 Stanford commencement address, Steve Jobs structured his speech around three deeply personal stories that revealed the principles guiding his life and career.
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“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“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.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“One of the things that happens in organizations as well as with people is that they settle into ways of looking at the world and become satisfied with things and the world changes and keeps evolving and new potential arises but these people who are settled in don’t see it. That’s what gives start-up companies their greatest advantage.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“You don’t need to take the last dollar.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Don’t ever get angry at a man for stating the truth.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Why, darling, I don’t live at all when I’m not with you.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary sourceResistance Resilience Faith Perseverance