“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.”
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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“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“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 time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer—that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That‘s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
— Steve Jobs Secondary source“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
— Steve Jobs Primary source“The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Disputed“We have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are going to learn to live together and if we are to live together we have to talk.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Disputed“Have you something to do tomorrow; do it today.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source