Political Quotes

“today I join my colleagues and so many around the world in paying tribute to Apple chairman and cofounder Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley pioneer who died at age 56 after a long, brave fight with pancreatic cancer. I send my deepest condolences to Steve Jobs' family and friends on this devastating loss. Steve was a California icon and one of America's greatest innovators who changed the way we work, communicate, and live our daily lives. Billions of people around the world have been touched by the power of his ideas. His true genius lay in knowing what consumers wanted and needed before they themselves knew it, and then giving them simple, elegant products to meet those needs. Many of us who never knew we needed an iPad or an iPod now can't do without them. Steve was a Californian through and through: He was born in San Francisco, raised in Los Altos, and changed the world from Cupertino. He embodied California's entrepreneurial spirit of creativity and optimism. In the process, he created millions of jobs in industries that he himself helped to create. Even in the face of a deadly disease, Steve never lost his grace, his sense of humor, and his optimism. In a commencement address at Stanford University in 2005, he talked openly about his illness and urged graduates to devote their lives to following their passions. ``Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life,'' he told them.…”