It's about doing something larger than yourself. It's about serving this world, helping others.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of contributing to the greater good and assisting others.
Walter Isaacson's quote highlights the idea that true fulfillment comes from engaging in activities that extend beyond one's own interests. By focusing on serving others and making a positive impact in the world, individuals can find greater purpose and meaning in their lives.
In practice
Use this quote to inspire volunteers at a charity event.
I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant
I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies.
Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change.
for Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, it’s better, it’s simpler, and it’s at the forefront of technology. That’s where Steve likes to be, in both his products and his stores.
What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. They’re turning you into Microsoft. They’re causing you to turn out products that are adequate but not great.
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving is with the jab of a stick or the promise of a carrot. But if you look at over 50 years of research on motivation, or simply scrutinize your own behavior, it's pretty clear human beings are more complicated than that.
Driving race cars was an avenue for me to learn how to build my own car, and that was my ambition all along.
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying.
What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away.
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