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“History is the same thing over and over again.”

“In business the 80/20 principle is behind any innovation, any extra value. It is an entrepreneurial principle, a formula for value creation utilized not only by entrepreneurs, but by most managers and organizations.”

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Book:The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best

Source: The 80/20 Individual: How to Build on the 20% of What You do Best

“I took a long view in order to not destroy the core Galvin-defined principles imbued in Motorola, such as constant respect for people, its instincts for breakthrough innovation, and continuous renewal in thinking and process rigor.”

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Author:Christopher Galvin

“Principle #6: Recognition that change and reform are not identical, and that innovation is a devouring conflagration more often than it is a torch of progress.”

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Author:Russell Kirk

“Over the past eight years, the United States has worked hard to deepen partnerships across the region and across South-east Asia in particular. We're now a part of the East Asia Summit and we have a strategic partnership with Asean. At the US-Asean Leaders Summit I hosted earlier this year in Sunnylands, California, we agreed to a set of principles that will shape the future peace and prosperity of the region, from promoting innovation and furthering economic integration to addressing transnational challenges like global health security and climate change.”

“Innovation doesn't come from one big thing, it comes from a piece at a time, from combining existing technology. We have in a sense a stagnation, in all those areas where we have cronyism and political correctness and the precautionary principle. Get all of those together, then yeah, you have stagnation, and that's what we're seeing.”

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Author:Charles Koch

“Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presented as a discipline, capable of being learned, capable of being practiced. Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation, the changes and their symptoms that indicate opportunities for successful innovation. And they need to know and to apply the principles of successful innovation.”

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Book:Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Source: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

“Our country is great because it is built on principles of self-reliance, opportunity, innovation, and compassion for others.”

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1985

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1985

“Our two nations both faced great challenges when they were founded, and our two nations have both relied on the same principles to help us succeed. We've built strong democracies to protect the freedoms given to us by an Almighty God. We've welcomed immigrants, who have helped us thrive. We've built prosperous economies by rewarding innovation and risk-taking and trade. And we've built an enduring alliance to confront terrorists and tyrants.”

“If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.”

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Author:Lawrence Summers

“For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.”

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Book:Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Source: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

“We tend to think of innovation as difficult, but with the creative use of The 80/20 Principle innovation can be both easy and fun!”

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Author:Richard Koch

“Free speech is the bedrock of any democratic society, an indispensable force that propels us forward by fostering an environment where ideas, no matter how controversial, can be expressed without fear of reprisal. It is not merely a right but a sacred duty to uphold the principles of open dialogue, ensuring that diverse voices contribute to the rich tapestry of human thought. In its absence, we risk descending into intellectual stagnation, where conformity replaces innovation, and progress becomes a casualty of silence.”

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Author:James William Steven Parker