The only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs · Smartyfair

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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs · Smartyfair

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Steve Jobs1955–2011 · inventor · 1900s-2000s USASteve Jobs co-founded Apple and helped invent the personal computer, the iPhone, and the iPad. He believed technology should be simple and beautiful enough for anyone to use.3 quotes

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Your best work comes out of the stuff you love doing.

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What turned up: Stanford University commencement address, 12 June 2005
Work: Stanford University commencement address
Occasion: 2005 · speech to graduating students
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