What we're doing here will send a giant ripple through the universe.
Interpretation
Our actions can have far-reaching effects beyond what we can see.
Steve Jobs emphasizes the profound impact that our endeavors can have, suggesting that even small actions can create significant changes across the universe. This quote encourages us to recognize the power of our work and the legacy it can leave behind.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire team members about their potential impact.
Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service. The iMac is not just the color or translucence or the shape of the shell. The essence of the iMac is to be the finest possible consumer computer in which each element plays together.
It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.
The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because 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.
Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize.
There is power in seeing a face that looks like yours do something, be someone. There is power in moving from the sidelines to the center.
After I made it to the NBA, I said that I didn't want to be the last player from Africa. After my rookie year, I went to the league and talked about this, and they embraced my idea and started conducting basketball clinics in Africa, and that's when I knew I wouldn't be the last African.
I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.
To achieve great things, we must first dream.
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
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