"Creativity is just connecting things"— Jobs believed innovative ideas arise from synthesizing experiences.

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”— A call to combine beauty with functionality.

“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.”— Focus is about eliminating the non-essential.

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.”— Simplicity is a product of deep understanding.

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”— A foundational belief in purposeful work.

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.”— Embrace experiences, even those that don’t seem useful now.

“Real artists ship.”— Creativity isn’t enough without execution.

“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why even bother?”— Work should be meaningful and impactful.

“I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates.”— A deep appreciation for wisdom and conversation.

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”— Always keep learning and pushing boundaries.

Some quotes will change the way we understand things... while some quotes will change our life by changing our perspective.

STEVE JOBS

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