"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. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."
"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."
"Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus' success in the spreadsheet - basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost."
"My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time."
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
"Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice."[Stanford University commencement speech, 2005]"