I was lucky enough to see Steve present in person at WWDC this summer, where I met the rest of my geek idols for the first time. Struggling to jump from biochemistry into software development, I’m always inspired by this quote from his Stanford commencement address:

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 others’ 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.

Thanks for everything, Steve.