Steve Jobs
Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, 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.
Recorded
Stanford University 114th Commencement, Stanford News (Stanford University), 12 June 2005
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