1. "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards." 乔布斯强调重要的是回顾过去,在自己前进的道路上不断地寻找眼前连接各种经历、机遇和挫折的线索。
2. "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." 创新是领袖与跟随者之间的区别。乔布斯认为,作为真正的领袖,必须具备创造力,并不断推动创新。
3. "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." 那些疯狂到相信他们可以改变世界的人才是那些真正改变世界的人。乔布斯希望激励人们敢于尝试,永不言败,甚至要持续地推动自己走出自己的舒适区。
4. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." 设计不只是外观和手感,它更关注的是产品的实际使用效果。这正是苹果公司一直以来坚持的宗旨,使得它的产品深受欢迎。
5. "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." 工作将占用生命的大部分时间,唯一能够让你真正满意的是去做你相信的伟大工作。乔布斯希望深刻地影响每一个人,让他们热爱自己的工作,并认真倾注自己的心血。
6. "I think the things you most regret in life are the things you didn't do." 他认为人们最后悔的事情是没有去做该做的事情。无论是个人还是企业,都必须注意机遇,如果放过了它,就可能会后悔。
7. "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." 不要让别人的声音淹没你内心的声音。这是乔布斯在2005年斯坦福大学的演讲中提出的建议。
8. "Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." 放手根据自己的直觉和决心行动吧,它们已经知道了你想成为什么样的人了。这也是乔布斯提出的一项建议。