On February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, a baby boy was born to two young parents who could not raise him. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, a working-class couple who promised to give him a good home. They named him Steven Paul Jobs. Jobs grew up in Cupertino, California — a quiet… Continue reading The only way to do great work is to love what you do!
Innovators
From the spark of invention to the fire of enterprise, these are the minds that turned vision into reality!
The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine!
In the midnight hour of July 10, 1856, during a thunderstorm in Smiljan, Croatia (then part of the Austrian Empire), a boy was born. The midwife called it an omen — “This child will be a child of darkness,” she said. “No,” his mother replied. “He will be a child of light.” They named him… Continue reading The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious!
On March 14, 1879, in the quiet German city of Ulm, a baby boy was born to Hermann and Pauline Einstein. He was slow to speak, worrying his parents, but curious from the start. His mother encouraged his love of music, sitting him at the piano, while his father showed him a simple compass —… Continue reading I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious!
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!
On August 5, 1930, in the small town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, a boy named Neil Alden Armstrong was born. He was quiet, curious, and loved to build model airplanes. His father took him on his first airplane ride when he was just six years old. Neil never forgot that moment — the sound of the… Continue reading That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!
We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!
Ruth Marianna Mosko was born on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, to Polish-Jewish immigrants. The youngest of ten children, Ruth was raised primarily by her older sister after her mother fell ill. Her early life was shaped by the immigrant spirit—grit, resourcefulness, and ambition. She would later say: “My whole philosophy of Barbie was… Continue reading We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!
Ideas don’t come out fully formed. They only become clear as you work on them!
On May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, a boy was born into a family of doctors and educators. His name was Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. He grew up in Dobbs Ferry, tinkering with computers in his bedroom. By middle school, he had built messaging software for his father’s dental office so the receptionist could… Continue reading Ideas don’t come out fully formed. They only become clear as you work on them!
If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied!
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of engineers and inventors. His father, Immanuel Nobel, was an ambitious inventor who faced multiple financial failures but instilled in Alfred the spirit of curiosity and perseverance. By the age of 17, Alfred was fluent in Swedish, Russian, French, English,… Continue reading If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied!
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance!
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France, to a laundrywoman and a traveling street vendor. Her childhood was anything but glamorous. When she was just 12, her mother died of tuberculosis, and her father, unable to care for his children, left Gabrielle and her sisters in the custody of a… Continue reading Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance!