被譽為「觸控革命之父」及「改變世代的創見者」的史蒂夫．賈伯斯（Steve Jobs）病逝，得年56歲。以下是相關各方的反應：



◎世界因史蒂夫而無比美好。──蘋果董事會

The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.

賈伯斯（右）1976年和沃茲尼亞克創辦蘋果。圖／路透



◎對我們這些有幸和他一起工作的人，這是無上的榮幸，我會非常想念史蒂夫。──微軟共同創辦人比爾．蓋茲

For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.



◎世界痛失一位有遠見的夢想家。世人大半從他發明的產品得知他過世的消息，這個事實是對他最崇高的禮讚。──美國總統歐巴馬

The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.

香港理工大學學生麥朗將蘋果標誌與賈伯斯的剪影相結合。圖／路透



◎他會放出某種電流。──30年來隨身攝影師黛安娜．沃克（Diana Walker）

He had some kind of electricity about him.

蘋果公司發布的訃聞。圖／美聯社



◎他寫重大的議題，寫死亡、歷史、記憶及自然。──英格朗德

He's writing about big questions. He's writing about death, he's writing about history and memory, and nature.

具有心理醫師背景、被譽為神秘主義大師的瑞典80歲詩人川斯楚默（Tomas Transtromer）榮獲今年諾貝爾文學獎，瑞典皇家學院英格朗德（Peter Englund）說明得獎原因。川斯楚默（左）得獎後與妻子的合影。圖／路透



◎通往自由的道路是漫長的，自由的代價是高昂的；膽小怯懦和悲觀主義者無力為自由而戰。──格鮑伊

The road to freedom is long, the cost of freedom is high [and] the fight for freedom is not for the fainthearted and the pessimists.

贏得今年諾貝爾和平獎的賴比瑞亞和平運動人士雷瑪．格鮑伊（Leymah Gbowee）運用女力協助推翻軍閥泰勒，她今年5月在奧斯陸自由論壇（Oslo Freedom Forum）暢談理念。

格鮑伊。圖／法新社