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Apple co-founder sheds tears for business partner and friend

You don't get to hear that very often: "The world lost a John Lennon."

The man closest to Steve Jobs—at least professionally—is celebrating Jobs' legacy as he mourns his death.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak tearfully spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday. While it was clear he respected Jobs as an innovator and a business partner, Wozniak's tears were shed for a good friend.

"He was always so kind, such a good friend, and I'm gonna miss him."

Many mourners are revisiting Jobs' 2005 "How to live before you die" commencement speech at Stanford University, watching it as a celebration of the man who lived each day of his too-short life to the fullest.

Jobs told the graduating class:

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

Watch the rest of Jobs' inspirational speech on life, death and the importance of staying "hungry and foolish" below.