Today marks the 71st anniversary of Steve Jobs’ birth. The legendary co-founder of Apple Inc. was born on February 24, 1955. Had he not passed away from complications related to pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2011, today would have been his 71st birthday.
The world lost an extraordinary combination of talents that day: a visionary genius, a masterful showman, an unrelenting perfectionist, and a charismatic force for disruption — all in one person.
Steve was an incredible leader, innovator, and friend whose world-changing ideas moved all of us forward.
Celebrating his remarkable life and legacy today, on his birthday. pic.twitter.com/ajHO2aVVlT
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 24, 2026
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.”
— Steve Jobs
MacDailyNews Take: We miss you every single day, Steve. Gone far too soon. It’s impossible not to wonder how much further technology — and Apple — might have advanced if you were still here guiding the ship.
“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. 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. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
— Steve Jobs
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet, death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it, and that is how it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It’s life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.”
— Steve Jobs
Rest in peace, Steve. The impact of your life’s work continues to endure and grow.