Portrait of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Apple co-founder

Contemporary influential 92 sayings

Sayings by Steve Jobs

We just want to make great products.

2010 — D8 Conference
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I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe people are good.

1995 — Interview with Robert Cringely for 'Triumph of the Nerds'
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It's not about the features, it's about what it does for people.

2000s — Referring to product design philosophy
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I think the only way to do really great work is to love what you do.

2005 — Stanford University Commencement Speech
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We built the Macintosh for ourselves.

1984 — Referring to the development of the Macintosh
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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.

2005 — Stanford University Commencement Speech
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I actually think that the best way to get things done is to pick a few things and focus on them.

1997 — Internal Apple meeting, from 'Steve Jobs' by Walter Isaacson
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It's not just about the technology. It's about what you can do with it.

2000s — Referring to Apple products
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We're trying to build a company that will last forever.

1998 — Interview with BusinessWeek
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I think the Internet is going to be the most important thing to happen in our lifetime.

1995 — Interview with Robert Cringely for 'Triumph of the Nerds'
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It's more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.

1980s — Often used to describe the Macintosh team's ethos
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I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

Undated, but widely attributed — Attributed to him, though similar to Jefferson's quote. Often cited in biographies.
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