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"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? We make tools for these kinds of people. While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
- Steve Jobs, Apple Computers.
[All credit to Three Wolves In Snow who posted this on another forum - too good not to share.]
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I pre-ordered the last Steve Jobs book. It is suppose to be released 10-24. I like the thought that some of the contents are his own words and actually authorized.
Steve, although far from perfect, was in Cramer's words last night "otherworldly." I never paid much attention to the man while he was alive and don't own any Apple products (daughter-in-law has an iPad2 and an iPod), but the more I read now, the more intrigued I become.
In any event, I am always curious about a person's DNA. I've known another person, exceptionally talented in several areas, energetic, driven, nothing like her half-siblings who are complete losers.
So, checked Wiki a couple of nights ago and learned Jobs was adopted, his biological parents married six months after the adoption anyway, had a daughter and later divorced.
Steve's biological father is a Syrian immigrant, fairly well educated, who's done a variety of things including a college professorship, then managed an oilfield in Syria, now 80 y/o, picture of health, running a Casino in Reno. A real character.
Steve has met his biological mother and, as a result, is close with his his biological sister two years younger (who also looks like him), but has never spoken to his father. I suspect if he had, they wouldn't have gotten along too well.
Some interesting links in Wiki. Here's one of them:
I've always thought the Middle Eastern culture a bit bizarre and otherworldly. That Steve's father is a Syrian is no surprise, when you think about it.
Steve, although far from perfect, was in Cramer's words last night "otherworldly." I never paid much attention to the man while he was alive and don't own any Apple products (daughter-in-law has an iPad2 and an iPod), but the more I read now, the more intrigued I become.
In any event, I am always curious about a person's DNA. I've known another person, exceptionally talented in several areas, energetic, driven, nothing like her half-siblings who are complete losers.
So, checked Wiki a couple of nights ago and learned Jobs was adopted, his biological parents married six months after the adoption anyway, had a daughter and later divorced.
Steve's biological father is a Syrian immigrant, fairly well educated, who's done a variety of things including a college professorship, then managed an oilfield in Syria, now 80 y/o, picture of health, running a Casino in Reno. A real character, I would suspect.
Steve has met his biological mother and, as a result, is close with his his biological sister two years younger (who also looks like him), but has never spoken to his father. I suspect if he had, they wouldn't have gotten along too well.
Some interesting links in Wiki. Here's one of them:
I've always thought the Middle Eastern culture a bit bizarre. That Steve's father is a Syrian is no surprise, when you think about it.
Genetics.
Mendel proved it with his experimentation in his monastery
When two ethnicities combine, the best traits get amalgamated into the chromosomes. Generally, inter-ethnic breeding brings the best of the best offsprings, and some happen to be super-best like Steve.
My father always told me that I was way too smart compared to other kids in the family becoz he and my mother aren't of the same racial background. The inter-mixing produced me and that's why I'm so much better than my cousins who had difficulty even passing school, while I was a calculus whiz kid as early as 12 years old. He believed in that, and I think he's right.
In Steve's case, you have Arab genes combining with caucasian? The best outcome is possible and look at what he went on to become.
Mendel proved it with his experimentation in his monastery
When two ethnicities combine, the best traits get amalgamated into the chromosomes. Generally, inter-ethnic breeding brings the best of the best offsprings, and some happen to be super-best like Steve.
My father always told me that I was way too smart compared to other kids in the family becoz he and my mother aren't of the same racial background. The inter-mixing produced me and that's why I'm so much better than my cousins who had difficulty even passing school, while I was a calculus whiz kid as early as 12 years old. He believed in that, and I think he's right.
In Steve's case, you have Arab genes combining with caucasian? The best outcome is possible and look at what he went on to become.
Indeed, totally agree.
Steve's mother was a German-American from Wisconsin (Green Bay, I think). Lots of Schiebles in Wisconsin. Parents met while at the University of Wisconsin.
My family is German-Croation (we're a bit wacky due to the Croation influence), my ex-husband's side German plus American Indian on his mother's side. My son is the image of his father, right down to the thought processes, emotions, mannerisms, etc. No geniuses among us, however. Probably not high enough on the food chain.
So much truth to all of this. Steve's mother was a German-American from Wisconsin (Green Bay, I think). Lots of Schiebles in Wisconsin. Parents met while at the University of Wisconsin.
My family is German-Croation (we're a bit wacky due to the Croation influence), my ex-husband's side German plus American Indian on his mother's side. My son is the image of his father, right down to the thought processes, emotions, mannerisms, etc. No geniuses among us, however. Probably not high enough on the food chain.
It doesn't have to be a genius kid. The brilliance in the offsprings mutates in several ways, not always intellect.
The best outcomes are - healthy kids, brisk and active, very disease resistant, doesn't latch on to family illnesses if any, happen to be very intelligent..... a lot of good attributes combine.
For example, my sickness rate is very low, I have gone 4 to 5 years without a fever, barring mild weather allergies. On the other hand, my cousins have all the sicknesses like autism, arthritis and some even have back problems and they are not even 30 yet.
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