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“Prevailing ideas are fortified by incumbency and familiarity, no matter how ridiculous they may seem later. They can only be changed by people ready to meet rejection with evidence, patience, and stamina. Semmelweis believed that saving hundreds of women was enough.”
― Kevin Ashton, How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

“I learned to succeed by learning to fail. I learned to expect conflict. I learned not to be surprised by adversity but to prepare for it.”
― Kevin Ashton, How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

“What is not normal about Folkman’s story is his tenacity. It is hard to withstand repeated rejection. But we cannot create unless we know what to do with no.”
― Kevin Ashton, How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
― James H. Austin, Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty