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.
SJ
Steve Jobs
Stanford University Commencement, 2005
12:30
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The Story Behind This Quote
Jobs' third story is about death. After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had 3-6 months to live (later found to be a rare curable form), he gained clarity about what truly matters. He urges graduates not to let external expectations or others' opinions drown out their own inner voice, and to have the courage to follow their heart and intuition.
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