AppleInsider Staff
Monday would have been the 59th birthday of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs — a fact recognized by his successor Tim Cook, who posted a pair of quotes from Jobs on his official Twitter account.
"Remembering my friend Steve on his birthday," Cook wrote in the first of a pair of tweets. "'Stay hungry, Stay foolish.' We honor him by continuing the work he loved so much."
In a second post to his account, Cook shared another quote from Jobs: "Details matter. It's worth waiting to get it right."
Jobs was born on Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco, Calif. He passed away in October of 2011 at the age of 56 after a long fight with cancer.
Only a few months before, Jobs permanently resigned from his position as CEO, handing over the reins of the company to Cook that August. Prior to that, Cook served as Chief Operating Officer under Jobs.
Last week, the U.S. Postal Service announced it will commemorate Jobs with his collectible postage stamp next year. A movie about Jobs' life, penned by Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, is also in the works.
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Happy Birthday Steve!
Actually the quote 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' isn't from Jobs, but he quoted it from a magazine, a farewell message placed on the back cover of the 1974 edition of The Whole Earth Catalog. http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php
Actually the quote 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' isn't from Jobs, but he quoted it from a magazine, a farewell message placed on the back cover of the 1974 edition of The Whole Earth Catalog.
http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php
Which, if you watched the commencement speech you'd see Steve make explicitly clear. Anyone here who has not watched the speech should be ashamed of themselves and find a lonely spot and watch it in silence. It is a great speech. (I know you have watched it PB - not lecturing you!)
Actually the quote 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' isn't from Jobs, but he quoted it from a magazine, a farewell message placed on the back cover of the 1974 edition of The Whole Earth Catalog.
http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php
From the 1968 Fall edition:
ONLY $4900!
[quote name="paxman" url="/t/162163/apple-ceo-tim-cook-remembers-late-steve-jobs-59-years-after-his-birth#post_2476655"]Anyone here who has not watched the speech should be ashamed of themselves and find a lonely spot and watch it in silence. It is a great speech.[/quote] Fully agree; this speech is such a moving one, I think I cried a little the first time I say it. [quote name="mstone" url="/t/162163/apple-ceo-tim-cook-remembers-late-steve-jobs-59-years-after-his-birth#post_2476659"] From the 1968 Fall edition: [IMAGE] [B]ONLY $4900![/B] [/quote] Tech has gotten so cheap over the years I cannot believe people have a difficult time paying $600 or up for this thing called the iPhone. The power we have cannot be put into $$.