Steve Jobs
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me straight in the eye. They said, ‘We specifically picked you out.’ Both of my parents said that and repeated it slowly for me. And they put an emphasis on every word in that sentence.” Abandoned. Chosen.
“At the wooden counters up front, laden with thick catalogues in tattered binders, people would haggle for switches, resistors, capacitors, and sometimes the latest memory chips. His father used to do that for auto parts, and he succeeded because he knew the value of each better than the clerks. Jobs followed suit. He developed a knowledge of electronic parts that was honed by his love of negotiating and turning a profit. He would go to electronic flea markets, such as the San Jose swap meet, haggle for a used circuit board that contained some valuable chips or components, and then sell those to his manager at Haltek.”
― Steve Jobs
― Steve Jobs
“As the hours passed, more of Whiskers' friends from the village began to discover the magical cardboard box. They gathered around, taking turns trying on the enchanted objects and marveling at their newfound abilities. Laughter and squeals of delight filled the air as everyone experienced the enchanting world within the box.”
― Whiskers the Cat: Five Fun Short Stories
― Whiskers the Cat: Five Fun Short Stories
“Montana.”
― Burning Escape
― Burning Escape
“family,”
― The New Oxford American Dictionary
― The New Oxford American Dictionary
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