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“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'.”
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“In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.”
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“A SWOT analysis involves asking, "What are our strengths and weaknesses? What are our opportunities? What are the threats?”
― The Power Of Why: Simple Questions That Lead to Success
― The Power Of Why: Simple Questions That Lead to Success
“His (Claude Legrand's) method is founded in a simple directive: Don't conclude that the problem as it's first presented, or as you first perceive it, is indeed the actual problem. If you do, and you've got it wrong, the solution you produce may also be wrong. The first step to figuring out what your problem is, Legrand says, is to deconstruct it by questioning it.”
― The Power Of Why: Simple Questions That Lead to Success
― The Power Of Why: Simple Questions That Lead to Success
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations get corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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