乔布斯在斯坦福大学的演讲中提到的“点连成线”（connecting the dots）原句如下：
“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.”
这段话的意思是：“你无法预先把点点滴滴串联起来；只有在未来回顾时，才会明白它们是如何串在一起的。所以你得相信，眼前经历的种种，将来多少会连结在一起。你得信任某个东西，直觉、命运、生命、因果报应，随便什么。这种做法从来没让我失望过，也让我的人生变得与众不同。”
