Steve Jobs

 (Businessman: recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution).

On Life: “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

On Thoughts: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

On Mistakes: “Life is not full without making mistakes.”

Henry Ford

 (Industrialist: owner of car manufacturing plants all over the world).

On Failure: “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again this time more intelligently.”

On Freedom: “Learn to let go of things, you can’t control.”

On Success: “Most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”

Warren Buffett 

(Business magnate)

On Money: “Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1”

On Time: “No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”

On Mistakes: “You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.”

Elon Musk

 (Engineer, entrepreneur, billionaire: CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors).

On Innovations: “A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”

 On Failure: “If nothing else, we are committed to failing in a new way.”

Thomas Edison

 (Inventor and businessman).

On Development: “Our greatest mistake lies in giving up. Sometimes to yield the result you need to try just one more time.”

On Work: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

On Ideas: “The value of an idea lies in the using of it”

On Advice: “Never give up! Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Bill Gates

 (Business magnate and philanthropist: founder Microsoft).

 

On Friendship: “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”

On Job: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

On Career: “Do what you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”.

 

Common Denominator

Live your life,  do what you love and learn to let go.

Ideate, innovate and give it your best shot.

Mistakes and failures are a part of the process, do not give up, learn from them and try again.

 

My Favorites

 

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

 

 “The value of an idea lies in the using of it”

 

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”