For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
Bob IgerRead
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
Interpretation
Steve Jobs' impact transcended his products, influencing countless lives and cultural aspects.
This quote highlights the profound influence Steve Jobs had not only through his innovative work at Apple but also through his ability to inspire and change the lives of many people. Bob Iger emphasizes that Jobs' true legacy lies in the motivation and creativity he instigated in others, creating a ripple effect that extends far beyond his technological contributions.
In practice
Using this quote in a graduation speech to inspire students about their future impact.
For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.
If someone comes to you with, 'It's my kid's graduation,' you don't tell them, 'Sorry, you can't go to that.' You just don't do that. You figure out some other way.
I never judge myself according to the expectations of others. I judge myself by the jobs I've been given over the years and by the extent to which I succeeded in those jobs.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.
I'm a big believer in investing for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn't be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time.
And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Being called ugly and fat and disgusting to look at from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside that I have learned to hunt, stalk, claim, own and defend my own loveliness.
My dream was to play in the NBA and live my authentic life as a proud gay man at the same time. I was able to accomplish both of those goals because of the people who have supported me throughout my life.
O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, "Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal glory!
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.
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