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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Life's lessons...

'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks—including death itself—at the university's 114th Commencement on Sunday in Stanford Stadium.

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, delivered on June 12, 2005.

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

"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."

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