Thread by @davidmullings

I really look up to #SteveJobs and you can tell just by my bio and the quote I have in it.

He would have been 65 years old today so here are some of my favourite quotes from him that have helped guide my life and decision-making.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations - #SteveJobs

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. - #SteveJobs

It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them - #SteveJobs

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 - #SteveJobs

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected - #SteveJobs

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future - #SteveJobs

You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life - #SteveJobs

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. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle - #SteveJobs

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 - #SteveJobs

I’m as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things - #SteveJobs

I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next - #SteveJobs

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles - #SteveJobs

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 - #SteveJobs

I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance - #SteveJobs

Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life - #SteveJobs

I end this thread with a video that I watch at least once per month to remind me to persevere regardless of the naysayers and hardships.

I enjoyed all my visits to Apple HQ but never met Jobs. I hope he inspires you like he does me -