Tributes to Steve Jobs continue to flood social media platforms and fill news reports around the world. It’s clear, Steve Jobs redefined the digital age and was an eloquent public speaker. To celebrate the life of one of the most insightful, brilliant, successful–and, yes–quotable geniuses in tech history, the Huffington Post compiled a few of his most memorable sayings. A few of our favorites:

• “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” Stanford University commencement address, June 2005

• “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” Stanford University commencement address, June 2005

• “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. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

• “My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other’s kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That’s how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they’re done by a team of people.” Interview with 60 Minutes, 2003.

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I don’t need an iPad. I really don’t. But I desperately want one.  Those who know me are well aware of my Apple infatuation.  I watched the iPad unveiling live online and have been counting down the days until its release, but, alas, I do not have one. I have a Macbook and can’t justify my need for an iPad.  Since I’m not likely to purchase one in the near future, here is how I plan to survive without Apple’s latest piece of genius.

1. Remember the name.  While I may be coveting an iPad now, I was dubious when Steve Jobs unveiled the product name. “What’s in a name?” A lot. In fact, you are welcome to join me in boycotting the iPad based on its name.
2. Filter Mashable.  As a frequent Mashable reader, I have fallen prey to the photos and dozens of how-to posts about the iPad. Solution? No more browsing. Sign up for the daily emails and only click on the non-iPad-related articles.
3. Stay busy.  The busier I am, the less time I’ll have to dwell on what I don’t have.  Plus, I also wouldn’t have time to download the amazing new apps and sync it with my iPhone.
4. Perspective.  At the end of the day, the world is so much bigger than the iPad.  I really don’t need one and I was perfectly happy before I knew they existed.

Do you have any additional tips on living life without an iPad? Please share.