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“He who masters the power formed by a group of people working together has within his grasp one of the greatest powers known to man.”
― All You Need Is a Ball: What Soccer Teaches Us about Success in Life and Business
― All You Need Is a Ball: What Soccer Teaches Us about Success in Life and Business
“On our own, we are marshmallows and dried spaghetti, but together we can become something bigger.”
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“In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who creates problems. Or as a zero: your impact is neutral and doesn't tip the balance one way or the other. Or you'll be seen as a plus one: someone who actively adds value. Everyone wants to be a plus one, of course. But proclaiming your plus-oneness at the outset almost guarantees you'll be perceived as a minus one, regardless of the skills you bring to the table or how you actually perform.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“You have no enemies, you say? Alas, my friend, the boast is poor. He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the hip. You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. You’ve never turned the wrong to right. You’ve been a coward in the fight.”
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“And then, when she’s finished and the book ventures out into the world, the readers take their turn, and here another kind of comingling occurs. Because the reader is not a passive receptacle for a book’s contents. Not at all. You are our collaborators, our conspirators, breathing new life into us. And because every reader is unique, each of you makes each of us mean differently, regardless of what’s written on our pages. Thus, one book, when read by different readers, becomes different books, becomes an ever-changing array of books that flows through human consciousness like a wave.”
― The Book of Form and Emptiness
― The Book of Form and Emptiness
Elizabeth’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Elizabeth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
201 books
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30 friends
1,813 books
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545 friends
66 books
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140 friends
511 books
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100 friends
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