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FACT CHECK #3BKQJDOX
06/15/26 · 9:21 AM UTC · 9 SOURCES
“The final issue of the 'Whole Earth Catalog' featured the phrase 'Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.' on its back cover.”
WHAT WE FOUND
The final issue of the Whole Earth Catalog, published in the mid-1970s, featured the phrase "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." prominently on its back cover . This farewell message was positioned beneath a photograph of an early morning country road, intended to evoke the spirit of adventure and hitchhiking . While the phrase was later made globally famous by Steve Jobs during a 2005 commencement speech, he explicitly credited the 1974 final edition of the catalog as his source . Creator Stewart Brand originally brought the publication to life, and the message serves as a signature of its counterculture ethos .
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- 1 · theguardian.comNEWSStewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, the book that changed the world | Stewart Brand | The Guardian
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- 2 · en.wikipedia.orgWEBStay Hungry Stay Foolish - Wikipedia
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- 3 · wholepeople.comWEBA Short History Of The Whole Earth Catalog | Whole People
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- 4 · groups.google.comWEBSteve Jobs, the Whole Earth Catalog, & The WELL
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- 5 · chrisneumann.comWEBStay Hungry, Stay Foolish — Chris Neumann
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- 6 · ailiangan.comWEBAilian Gan | >140 — The origins of "stay hungry, stay foolish"
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- 7 · english.stackexchange.comWEBquotes - What does the phrase "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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- 8 · lambertoballan.netWEBLamberto Ballan, Ph.D. » Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
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- 9 · exchangepress.comWEBStay Hungry, Stay Foolish - Printer Friendly
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