Steve Jobs- The Man Who Put the "I" in "You"

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Steve Jobs is a capitalist in every way that a man can be—physically speaking, in the value and products that he created and the wealth that he accumulated for his company and himself through uncoerced value for value exchange via the marketplace—spiritually speaking, in his embrace of rational egoism and individualism (as demonstrated by the quote above), his love of life, his pursuit of his own happiness and his embrace of independent thinking and creativity. He was a true man of ability and value creator. 

Although there is no “I” in Steve Jobs, there is in mostly everything he created. From the iPod and iTunes, to the iPhone and the iPad, Steve Jobs has had a profound impact in strengthening our own individuality—he is the man who put the “I” in “you.” 

Admiration and gratitude are the two sentiments I have towards this man who has made my life, and the lives of so many people on this earth, that much more easier and enjoyable. He has set a standard of productive genius that I can only wish to half-emulate in my lifetime.

Steve, you will be greatly missed.