Laurene Powell Jobs Quotes

Biography: Laurene Powell Jobs is best known as a businesswoman, executive, and p... more Biography: Laurene Powell Jobs is best known as a businesswoman, executive, and philanthropist. She founded Emerson Collective, an organization dedicated to social reform in education, immigration, and the environment. Widow of Steve Jobs, she also plays a significant role in managing the Steve Jobs Trust. less

"That's why our country is such a beautiful, beautiful experiment: We manifest, we allow freedom if you follow certain rules and if you work really hard. That's at the root of our cherished values"

Tags: Freedom, Hard work, Values, Patriotism, Country

"I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed—geared toward improving our entire society"

Tags: Social justice, Human rights, Activism, Community engagement, National development

"How about we agree upon what our common American values are, which is let's make this a true land of opportunity"

Tags: Unity, Opportunity, Patriotism, American values, National identity

"The way that we are going to solve social problems is by working with multiple different types of investing"

Tags: Innovation, Collaboration, Partnership, Investing, Social impact

"To do what you wanna do, to leave a mark—in a way that you think is important and lasting—that's a life well-lived"

Tags: Motivation, Purpose, Legacy, Fulfillment, Impact