Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, left behind a legacy of innovation, creativity, and leadership. His words continue to inspire entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and dreamers worldwide. From insights on success and perseverance to his thoughts on creativity and passion, Steve Jobs’ quotes offer valuable life lessons. In this post, we explore some of his most powerful and thought-provoking quotes to motivate and guide you on your own journey.
Most famous Quotes of Steve Jobs on Innovation and Creativity:
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
“Creativity is just connecting things.”
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
“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.”
“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why else even be here?”
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”
“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.”
Most famous quotes of Steve Jobs on Leadership and Passion:
“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better.”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”
“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.”
“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.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.”
“I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
“If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader. Sell ice cream.”
“Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.”
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice.”
Most famous quotes of Steve Jobs on Life and Death:
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there.”
“Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent.”
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’”
“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
“Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”
“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.”
“Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it.”
Most famous quotes of Steve Jobs on Work and Success:
“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
“I’m as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
“I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.”
“You have to trust in something–your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
“If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”
“I’m as proud of what we don’t do as I am of what we do.”
“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.”
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”