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I make 50 cents for showing up... and the other 50 cents is based on my performance.

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Steve Jobs
Age: 56 †
Born: 1955
Born: February 24
Died: 2011
Died: October 5
Computer Scientist
Designer
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Executive Producer
Film Producer
Financier
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San Francisco County
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Steven Paul Jobs
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I dropped out of Reed College [Portland, Oregon] after the first six months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
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Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.
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Somewhere between the janitor and the CEO, reasons stop mattering.
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We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.
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Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.
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That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.
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You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous, all the attention to it, because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me.
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