Steve Jobs: Power wordings

Worksaur has complied an impressive list of 42.0 Steve Jobs sayings, many of which are decades old. Here, are some of our favourites from the list.

  1. We’re gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make “me too” products. Let some other companies do that. For us, it’s always the next dream.
  2. Older people sit down and ask, “What is it?” but the boy asks, “What can I do with it?”
    When asked why Jobs was seemingly happier in showing off the new Macintosh to the kid as opposed to the adults. Playboy Interview (Jan- 1985)
  3. Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. It’s very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. …Apple’s been very fortunate in that it’s introduced a few of these
    Announcing the introduction of the iPhone (9-Jan-2007)
  4. I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great products
  5. 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. In an interview with WSJ (1993)
  6. There’s a phrase in Buddhism, ‘Beginner’s mind.’ It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind
  7. ** Stay hungry, stay foolish **
    Address at Stanford University (2005)