Steve Jobs

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

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. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards!

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

If you haven’t found it yet keep looking.

The greatest cause of a poor image is the absence of unconditional love.

Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable.

Excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

It’s absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.

Fear has two meaning; ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.

If you are going to dream, dream big.

I’m constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don’t train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.

And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that is how we grow.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks.