iMourn for Steve

The co-founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, died October 5th at the age of 56. I've read in some reports that he was battling from pancreatic cancer for 7 years. However, some blogs I read stated that he was diagnosed with this health problem only in 2008.

Steve Jobs is one of the great innovators of technology. From Mac computer, iPod, iPad and iPhone. It was August 2011 when I saw news about his resignation as CEO of Apple but still remained as the Chairman of the company's board. At that time I have no single idea about his reason for leaving Apple. I just thought he wanted to leave and maybe setup another company or a new brand. Til I saw his name that morning trending on Twitter and was shocked to see why.

I guess all that we can say is Thanks Steve! You have changed everyone's lives in ways we never have imagined. You showed us everything there is to know about life and the world,
with a light touch and the soft slide of the fingers across the screen. The product of your brilliance shared to people all over the world shall always be remembered. Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. Condolence to the world he created.

Truly an inspiration for everyone, I have gathered few collection of his Inspirational Quotes we can reflect on our lives:

• "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."

• "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."

• "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently - they're not foind of rules.. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them , but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and wile some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

• "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

• "We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life."

• "And we've all chosen to do this with out lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it."

• "People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully."

• "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

• “A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.”

• “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?”

• “I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money.”

• “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”

• “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”