FACT CHECK #OX-RLKEA

WHAT WE FOUND

Multiple sources confirm that the phrase Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. appeared on the back cover of the final issue of the Whole Earth Catalog 3 5 6. This final edition, published in 1974, featured the quote beneath a photograph of an early morning country road 7 10 11. Stewart Brand, the creator of the catalog, used the words as a farewell message as the publication signed off 5 6 8. The phrase later achieved widespread recognition when Steve Jobs cited it during his 2005 Stanford commencement speech, noting that he had originally found it on the back cover of that specific 1974 issue 2 8 11.

SOURCES

1. 1 · theguardian.comNEWS
   Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, the book that changed the world | Stewart Brand | The Guardian

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2. 2 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - Wikipedia

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3. 3 · chrisneumann.comWEB
   Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish — Chris Neumann

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4. 4 · ailiangan.comWEB
   Ailian Gan | >140 — The origins of "stay hungry, stay foolish"

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5. 5 · wholepeople.comWEB
   A Short History Of The Whole Earth Catalog | Whole People

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6. 6 · groups.google.comWEB
   Steve Jobs, the Whole Earth Catalog, & The WELL

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7. 7 · roxinekee.comWEB
   “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”: Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech (Transcript & Audio) — Roxine Kee

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8. 8 · historyofinformation.comWEB
   Stewart Brand Issues "The Whole Earth Catalog": Google and Blogging before the Internet : History of Information

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9. 9 · english.stackexchange.comWEB
   quotes - What does the phrase "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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10. 10 · motivane.comWEB
    Stay hungry, stay foolish.

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11. 11 · livemint.comWEB
    Quote of the Day by Steve Jobs: ‘Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish’ | Today News

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