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This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. Video of this great speech The first story is about connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out? It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and

In the past few years: 1. I learnt to operate 3 critical machines: Scanner Printer Xerox Machine 2. I learnt to use 3 High End Software: Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint 3. I learnt to use 3 great short cuts: Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Ctrl+S 4. I learnt to say three very imp words for professional life: Yes sir. Ok sir. I'll Just Do That sir. 5. When I really wanted to quit, I learnt to: Wake Up early. Sleep late. Continue to Work. 6. I learnt to: Face Monday! Fight For 5 Days! Wait For Friday! 7. I learnt to give reasons to family friends and relatives for not making: Phone Calls Messages Mails 8. I learnt to celebrate these things far away from loved ones: Birthday New Year Festivals 9. In last one year, People say: You Learnt... You Earned... You Enjoyed... 10. But when I compare me with my self I just Sustained... I just Tolerated... I just Survived... for bucks. 11. I have survived: For convenience of my Family... To avoid blame of Society... To get tag of Emp