Just read some facts off the internet and I found these particularly interesting:
- Steve bought Pixar from George Lucas (yes, the man behind Star Wars) for $5 million back in 1986 and served as Chairman and CEO. The company was later acquired by Disney (duh) in 2006, which made Steve Disney's largest individual shareholder with 7% holdings. So yes, Steve was in a way related to the great productions such as Toy Story, Cars and The Incredibles!
- Steve was a Zen Buddhist before his passing, after his enlightening trip to India.
- Steve didn't complete college - he had to drop-out due to the burden of the expensive fees on his adoptive parents.
- Steve skipped a meeting at Apple to go on his first date with his wife. Quote from Yahoo! article:
"I was in the parking lot with the key in the car, and I thought to myself, 'If this is my last night on earth, would I rather spend it at a business meeting or with this woman?' I ran across the parking lot, asked her if she'd have dinner with me. She said yes, we walked into town and we've been together ever since." - Steve Jobs
Wasn't it incredible, his attitude towards life? It's amazing how he grabs opportunities and literally "lived life today as if you were to die tomorrow". I really wish I could be like that, then life wouldn't be filled with regrets.
*credits: Yahoo!, Wikipedia
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