以下摘自《如何阅读一本书》第二十一章。

我们已经完成了在本书一开始时就提出的内容大要。我们已经说明清楚，良好的阅读基础在于主动的阅读。

所谓主动的阅读，也就是能提出问题来。我们也指出在阅读任何一本书时该提出什么样的问题，以及不同种类的书必须怎样以不同的方式回答这些问题。

乔布斯是一个无与伦比的演讲者与推销者，在他56岁的生命中，说过的金句比以下Business Insider网站列出的13条要多得多——有些甚至是更加精彩的的句子。

史蒂夫·乔布斯经典语录

他的成就和人格魅力影响了一代人和整个世界，他就是拥有梦幻般传奇经历的苹果电脑公司的创始人斯蒂夫·乔布斯。这个个人电脑领域的梦想家引领并改变了整个计算机硬件和软件产业。

这个精力充沛魅力无限的家伙同时也是一个很会鼓动人心的激励大师，甚至在他的平常对话中，经典的语句也常常脱口而出。这里摘取了一些他的经典语录，希望这些乔氏语录对你有所帮助：

Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a cultural shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.