“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” President Barack Obama
Read the eulogies of other dignitaries.
Read, hear, see the news:
NPR: “Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies At 56”
NPR: “Steve Jobs: The Link Between Machines And Humans”
BBC: “Steve Jobs of Apple dies at 56”
BBC: “Tributes for Apple 'visionary' Steve Jobs”
BBC: “Timeline: Steve Jobs and Apple”
Mashable: “Google’s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs”
Marketplace: “An amazing legacy of innovation” [Slideshow]
Tech18: “The Complete Journey of Steve Jobs and Apple” [Infographic]
The New York Times: “Apple’s Visionary Redefined Digital Age”
International Business Times: "Lessons to be Learned from Steve Jobs' Leadership"
ClickZ: "Steve Jobs: 10 Lessons in Leadership"
Dr. Michael Milton: "Steve Jobs and the Great Commission"
Christianity Today: "The Gospel of Steve Jobs"
Quotes by Steve Jobs:
“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.” [The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 1993]
"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." [BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998]
"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?" [The line he used to lure John Sculley into becoming Apple's CEO, according to Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple]
“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. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” [BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998]
“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.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“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. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.” [NBC Nightly News, May 2006]
