Steve Jobs

Technology Founder American 1955 – 2011

Co-founded Apple and revolutionized personal computing and design.

371 quotes

"Surround yourself with people who lift you higher."
Relationships
"Your health is your wealth."
Health
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you truly are."
"Build bridges between people."
Peace
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Leadership
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Time
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
Courage
"Stay hungry. Stay foolish."
Motivation
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
Art
"Quality is more important than quantity."
Success
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Wisdom
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."
Knowledge
"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me."
Money
"The only thing that separates us from animals is our ability to create things."
Creativity
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Strength
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered."
Death
"We're here to put a dent in the universe."
Inspiration
"The greatest invention in any individual's life is the ability to reinvent."
Change
"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."
Freedom
"Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you."
Imagination
"Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right."
Perseverance
"Creativity is connecting things."
Creativity
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life."
Work
"The intersection of technology and humanity creates magic."
Technology
"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes."
"Focus is saying no to a thousand good ideas."
Wisdom
"We're not here to make a living, we're here to enrich lives."