James Surowiecki Quotes

Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a few days and you'll be thin for life.

James Surowiecki

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LifeHopeYourselfYouWillRight

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

AgeOld AgeLongYoungOldError

Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government.

John Boehner

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When I very first started out, I had that arrogance of youth.

Joely Richardson

YouthArroganceFirstOutStarted

The Vietnam War and the Iraq war, in different ways, both made me feel like I could not not address them. I'm very doubtful about the usefulness of poetry to do that.

Robert Hass

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The scariest thing I've ever had about a long drive is almost falling asleep a couple of times. Those moments where you maybe should have pulled over and taken a nap, like, a couple of hours ago.

Ron Livingston

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I've got really good friends and family. My parents, after 30 years, are still incredibly in love, still make each other laugh, which is a beautiful thing to see. And my brother and his fiance are completely happy, so if I feel a bit lonely, I just go and sit with them and feel their love.

Russell Tovey

FamilyLoveGoodBeautifulBrother

For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members.

Matisyahu

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I don't want to look at myself like I'm some superhero. But I'm not going to let people wipe their feet on football on my chest.

Jon Gruden

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Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

Dorothy Thompson

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I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.

Philippe Petit

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Bio-technology is the science of the future.

Nita Ambani

FutureScience

I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a way of existing in the project that is more creative.

Nicolas Cage

MyselfCreativeMeUncomfortableWay

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