I feel a little silly admitting this but I’ve been crying a lot since I’ve heard of Steve Jobs passing. I’ve been reading more about him lately and it’s a shame to lose a genius so early in his life. The words that have come out of this man’s mouth is extremely inspirational. He makes me want to do better in my life and help out all the other people out there that need help. So I wanted to share with you some quotes from Steve Jobs so that you can hopefully help change the world, or change yourself and get inspired as well.
“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. 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.”
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet, death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it, and that is how it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It’s life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.”
Now if you want something light hearted you should go and read these Quotes from Starbucks my friend Trisha wrote.
Shedding tears here as well. Such a great loss. All our lives are different because of him. Not many people can say that they changed the world, but Steve did. He connected us in ways we didn’t even know was possible and for that I am grateful.
So glad I’m not the only one crying. He did. And his legacy will continue on and still make the world a better place.
He was a very smart, caring man. That kind always die too young.
Indeed it does seem like they always die young!
I feel the same way, Allison. I have a Mac, iPad, and iPhone… love my Apple products. He was an innovator! R.I.P. Steve Jobs.
I don’t have a Mac… but I love my iPad and back in the day my iPod!
When I heard this morning a was a bit sad.. I really enjoyed your post. great tribute!
Thank you so much!
RIP Steve – such an innovator.
He seemed really special.