16 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes

Steve Jobs is remembered for his tremendous innovations. He is one of the most respected entrepreneurs and inventors. He founded Apple in 1976 together with his friend Steve Wozniak. The great visionary, Steve Jobs, struggled in his professional and personal lives, despite which he became a successful man. The former CEO of Apple was a leader and a legend, who had thoughts about making mistakes and following your intuition.

In 2003, Steve Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. But he stood strong and spent rest of life fighting against the disease. During this time he still managed to personally introduce the iPhone and the iPad keynotes and passed away on October 5, 2011, at his home in Palo Alto, at the age of fifty-six.

Here are 16 inspiring Steve Jobs quotes to encourage you to live the life of your dreams.

1. “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”

2. “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

3. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

4. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”

5. “Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

6. “My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”

7. “Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”

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

9. “Creativity is just connecting things.”

10. "You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out."

11. “I want to put a ding in the universe.”

12. “If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?”

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

14. “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.”

15. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”

16. “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”