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“My plans have always exceeded my capacities and energies”

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C. Wright Mills was an American sociologist known for his research on power structures and social conflict. His work emphasized the impact of social structures on individual lives and introduced the concept of 'the sociological imagination'. more

“A kiss! When all is said, what is a kiss? An oath of allegiance taken in closer proximity, a promise more precise, a seal on a confession, a rose-red dot upon the letter i in loving; a secret which elects the mouth for ear; an instant of eternity murmuring like a bee; balmy communion with a flavor of flowers; a fashion of inhaling each other's hearts, and of tasting, on the brink of the lips, each other's soul!”

Source: CYRANO DE BERGERAC

“In February of 1996, about six months after I created eBay, I started receiving a spate of complaints. Everyone was complaining about each other. I felt very much like I was a parent who had to adjudicate the brothers beating each other up.”

Felt Parent Brother Months Six Complaining Receiving Complaints Six Months February Ebay

Author:Pierre Omidyar

“If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things.”

People Ifs Can Do Stranger Remarkable Get Over Distrust Initials

Author:Pierre Omidyar

“Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.”

Opportunity Born Equal Capable Equal Opportunity

Author:Pierre Omidyar

“In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer.”

Firsts Made Development Computer Software Ink Tablets

Author:Pierre Omidyar

“I'd rather be respected than loved.”

Author:Eli Broad

“How absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook.”

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Book:The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking

Source: The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking

“Arsenal are the most beautiful club in England. At Man City and Chelsea, they will never have that class and style.”

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Author:Marco van Basten

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