Steve Jobs Speech at Stanford Graduation Ceremony

Steve Jobs Speech at the 2005 Stanford Graduation Ceremony: “This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.”

Steve Jobs tells 3 stories from his life:
- Connecting the dots
- Love and loss
- About death

His final advice to the graduating students: "Stay hungry, stay foolish." And buy Apple products, of course.

This is the cover of the last issue of The Whole Earth Catalog mentioned in the speech:



References:
Transcript of Commencement Speech at Stanford given by Steve Jobs. FreeRepublic.com.
Steve Jobs challenges Class of '05 to 'stay hungry, stay foolish.' Stanford Report, June 12, 2005.
Image source: FrankWestphal.de

Updated: 08/18/2007