Steve Jobs, Apple technology genius and father of the Iphone, passed away a few years ago. He died way too young. He managed to hold off the pancreatic cancer that ultimately took him for several years. After he fought it to a standstill the first time and he regained his strength, he gave a magnificent speech that focused on ambition, mortality, and living life to the fullest.
Here is the link to Steve Jobs’ commensement address at Stanford University.
http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html