Put Something Back | Steve Jobs Archive
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In 2010, Steve wrote himself an email outlining his driving motivation. In fact, he had been turning to a set of core ideas for decades.
From:Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com To:Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com Date:Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am moved by music I did not create myself. When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. I did not invent the…
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