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You Are What You Choose: The Habits of Mind That Really Determine How We Make Decisions

by Scott de Marchi

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“I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.”
― Margaret Thatcher

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“A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future.”
― Coco Chanel

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“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
― Margaret Thatcher

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“It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it'.”
― Audrey Hepburn

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“In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
― Margaret Thatcher

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