Monday, October 10, 2011

Steve Jobs Most Memorable Quotes:

Steve Jobs was not only the founder of Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad, he was also a phenomenal orator. He has fans all over the world for his remarkable contribution to the technology world. He was an inspirational man.

Steve spoke what he believed would become reality and he was not a charismatic man. He just spoke from his heart and he tried to convince others to follow him. 



live your life

Here are the most memorable quotes given by Steve at different occasions and interviews:

1.On how to live your life: "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

This famous Quote of all times by Steve was delivered by him at the 2005 Stanford commencement speech. This quote has been described as the 'life changing' and 'career transforming'.

2.Steve's quote on simplicity."That's been one of my mantras ' focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."
This quote was given by him to Business Week in the year 1998.

.Quote on saying \'no


3.Quote on saying 'no': "It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important." 



This quote was given to Business Week in the year 2004.



4.Steve's thought on design: "Design is not just what it looks like. Design is how it works."



This was given to New York Times in the year 2003


On Progress


5.On Progress: "Things don't have to change the world to be important."

This quote was given to Wired magazine in the year 1996.

6.His view on happiness: "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."

This was given during an interview conducted by Wall Street Journal in the year 1993.




On what people really want


7.On what people really want: "You can't just ask the customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."


This was given to Inc Magazine in the year 1989.

8."I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back."

This was given during an interview with Playboy Magazine in the year 1985.



It\'s really hard


9."It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."

This was given during as interview given to Business Week in the year 1998.


10."Death...the single best invention of Life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new."

This was given during the time of Stanford commencement speech in the year 2005. 

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