The best 15 minutes you’ll spend. Moving and relevant as we all contemplate what the heck it is we’re doing and what makes our lives what they are.
“…Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary…”
Well, I cried last night over Palin and just cried again for Steve Jobs: one is metaphoric death, the other one real and both painful. Been on Apple since 1989, never owned a PC. The classic calligraphy story is so important. Jobs’ sister wrote one of my favorite books in the 80′s that Laura Ziskin’s husband ruined in a film with Natalie Portman.
2LG: The Calligraphy Story(Connecting the Dots) from ~3:33 to ~5:23. I’ve thought about what it must ‘feel like’ when a creative genius has ‘that moment’ where it ‘all makes sense’…And for Steve Jobs, it took TEN YEARS for that moment to arrive, that ‘connect the dot’ moment. And Personal Desktop Publishing became an affordable, practical reality for mass communication of the printed word.
posted 10/7 1040pm Texans for [Fill in the Blank] Time.
Oh, I so agree about his sister’s book “Anywhere But Here.” It was searing and, well, brilliant, unlike the film, sadly. When I found out the author Mona Simpson, was Job’s sister, I was floored – such genius in one family and they didn’t even grow up together.
Thank you Tammy for posting this speech. It is timeless.
Alvin Sargeant’s no slouch, he wrote Julia, but I think his big mistake was not setting it in the 70′s as written.
Incredibly powerful. What a remarkable man. Thanks for posting this. Something I don’t think I’ll ever forget.
Thank you for posting this. His is a great loss. I grew up 1.5 miles away from Apple although I did not own a Mac until I was married. We are the Apple household and I am the IT person. My Mom still lives near Apple. I am familiar with all the Apple buildings on either side of De Anza Boulevard. I am acquainted with people who work at Apple and one of Steve’s teachers from high school. I have been a guest in their cafeteria and have seen their Oscars on display in the lobby. Steve built a great foundation and company, and I believe Apple will continue to be an innovator. Still, he will be missed.
Test – no longer Palin2012
Catchy new handle. :)
Wonderful speech! This is the perfect post at the perfect time. Thanks, Tammy :)
A very nice speech. His life was a uniquely American one. Another great American innovator.
Fabulous, Moving, Timely, True are just a few of the words that come to mind after reading the text of Steve’s Commencement address to the Stanford Class of “05″
I can totally relate because I never finished College either, but if I had I would have loved to have heard this address. The practicality and simple truths were such that it felt as if he reached into my heart and soul and touched something that knew I was hearing the truth, and to respond to it, and never give up on my dreams, no matter what. Steve leaves such an important message, I believe that his message is more important than the devices he had such a huge part in creating. They are just things, he went and touched our very souls, and in my opinion that is way more important then any iPhone,iPod…i anything is secondary to his message…
Having just, in the last 10 minutes, finished reading the Steve Jobs biography, I am mostly at a loss for words, but I wept at the end. You have to read it to believe it: a historical and very personal account of the creation of a Company that has a worldwide effect on the entire human race. If you think I’m exaggerating, take a look around. As for me, PIXAR, will be his lasting legacy. Hardware and Software will come and go and evolve with the times, but the incredible ART generated by this studio(that he bought and nurtured) will last far beyond my lifetime. We should all feel privledged that we lived during the time of Steve Jobs, at least I am.
Disney, Edison, Ford, and Jobs.
God Bless America.