Steve Jobs

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

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

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!

Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

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

I was once afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.

That’s how we do it… we give back to the people who made us who we are. We never forget that.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.

When you want to express yourself, a lot of times words can get in the way.

When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

No matter where you are in life, you’ll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings.

Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.

Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable.

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.