Steve Jobs

Business, Design American 1955 – 2011 226 quotes

Co-founder of Apple Inc. and a visionary leader in personal computing and mobile technology.

Quotes by Steve Jobs

We have to make the products that we want to use ourselves.

BusinessWeek Interview 1998

I'm a big believer in the power of the human spirit.

Interview with the Smithsonian Institution 1995

It's not about market share. It's about who's got the best products.

BusinessWeek Interview 1998

I think if you're an artist, you're always trying to find a new way to express yourself.

Playboy Interview 1985

The most important thing is to have a good team.

BusinessWeek Interview 1998

I think the Macintosh will sell millions of units, but I don't think it will change the world.

Playboy Interview 1985

The greatest thing is to be able to do what you love.

Interview with the Smithsonian Institution 1995

I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.

Fortune Magazine Interview 2004

It's not just about the features, it's about how it makes you feel.

iPhone Introduction 2007

The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

Stanford Commencement Address 2005

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Speech 2005

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.

Speech 2005

If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.

Speech 2005

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Speech 2005

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Speech 2005

Creativity is just connecting things.

Wired Interview 1996

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.

Time Interview 1999

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.

Speech 2005

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.

Interview 1985

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.

Interview 1998