Quotations

"Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night which said,
‘A man-child is conceived.’
Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it."

— (Job 3:3–4)

"In a world full of noise, find your own unique melody and share it with the world."

— Sona Jobarteh, Gambian multi-instrumentalist, born 1983

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"Do you really want to sell sugar water, or do you want to come with me and change the world?""

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"I want to put a ding in the universe."

— Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Inc, born 1955

"I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist."

— Billy Joel, American singer, born 1949

"Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts."

— Billy Joel, American singer, born 1949

"We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We're all carried along, by the river of dreams."

— Billy Joel, American singer, born 1949

"We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone."

— Billy Joel, American singer, born 1949

"The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems."

— Billy Joel, American singer, born 1949