steve jobs explains why most people never get what they want.
"when i was 12 years old, i called bill hewlett. his number was still in the phone book, and he answered the phone himself."
"i said, hi, i'm steve jobs, i'm 12 years old, and i want to build a frequency counter, so i was wondering if you had any spare parts you're not using that you could give me."
"he laughed, and he gave me the spare parts to build this frequency counter."
"that summer he set me up with a job at hewlett packard putting together nuts and bolts on frequency counters, and i was in heaven."
"most people never pick up the phone and call. most people never ask."
"that's sometimes what separates the people who do things from the people who only dream about them."
"you have to take action, and you have to be willing to fail."
"if you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far."
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steve jobs
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cristiano ronaldo
the footballer who says euro 2016 is equivalent to the world cup. in the quarterfinal of that euro 2016 he can't stop bragging about, they knocked out poland (on penalties), and in the semifinal wales (lmaooo), and made the final. and in the final, ronaldo got injured at the start of the match and came off anyway. the final victory has nothing to do with him. he wrapped up the tournament with 3 goals, two of them scored against hungary. twenty-first (21st) in the tournament in average sofascore rating, seventy-second (72nd) in the tournament in average fotmob rating. i figured i'd write this so the young people who believe the tall tales from 10 years ago and think the lies this guy tells are the truth can learn the facts.
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lionel messi
there's something i haven't been able to figure out for years now: this guy takes the field, plays his game, and that's it, no statements praising himself, no statements taking shots at others. the player with the most goal contributions in the world, 8 ballon d'ors, 48 trophies won, not a record left unbroken. you look at the comments and it's "midget" this, "jew" that, "fifa protects him." folks, this guy has been playing at the top level for 21 years, do you realize that? come on, comment with a little bit of sense and reason. what is even the reason you hate this guy?
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type who replies to messages instantly
that's me, yeah. i seriously try my best to answer both messages and calls, and even when i can't, i try to get back to them whenever i've got a free moment. the earth is a sad piece of land for people like us, honestly.
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lionel messi
the goat who takes a free kick from 35 meters like it's a penalty. if only he'd take his penalties like penalties too.
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argentina 3-2 egypt (jul 7, 2026)
egyptians should be proud of their national team. they gave up a penalty to the opponent, the keeper saved it, they had a goal disallowed and scored a second within 5 minutes. the opponent is the reigning world champion, by the way. egypt is playing with a lot of heart.
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favorite quotes
"growing up is not about winning every battle; it is about learning which battles never to fight at all."