9 Steve Jobs Quotes About the Secrets of Life

1. Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things.

2. “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.”

3. “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.”

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

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

6. Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

7. “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.”

8. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

9. “If you live each day as it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right”