Top 10 Quotes by Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (1955-2011) was the co-founder and visionary leader of Apple Inc., playing a key role in the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and Macintosh. After leaving Apple in 1985, he founded NeXT and bought Pixar, revolutionizing animation with "Toy Story." Returning to Apple in 1997, he drove the creation of iconic products like the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, transforming multiple industries. Jobs' focus on design and user experience made Apple a global tech leader. Despite battling a rare pancreatic tumor, his innovations continue to influence technology and culture. He passed away on October 5, 2011.

Top 10 Quotes by Steve Jobs 

1. "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while."
— Steve Jobs

2. "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."
— Steve Jobs

3. "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. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle."
— Steve Jobs

4. "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."
— Steve Jobs

5. "Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
— Steve Jobs

6. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."
— Steve Jobs

7. "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."
— Steve Jobs

8. "That's been one of my mantras—focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex; you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple."
— Steve Jobs

9. "Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles."
— Steve Jobs

10. "My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts."
— Steve Jobs