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Tom Paine?’ ‘Of course—’ ‘The Rights of Man, 1792. “I do not believe that any two men, on what are called doctrinal points, think alike who think at all. It is only those who have not thought that appear to agree.”
“it is perfectly possible to be both rational and wrong.”
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
“Irrational people are much more powerful than rational people, because their threats are so much more convincing.”
― Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
― Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
“Some people say they have 20 years experience, when in reality, they have 1 year's experience repeated 20 times. (Stephen M R Covey to Richie Norton when Norton asked if he was too young to train older executives for Covey.)”
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“Henry Ford’s reaction to a consultant who questioned why he paid $50,000 a year to someone who spent most of his time with his feet on his desk. “Because a few years ago that man came up with something that saved me $2,000,000,” he replied. “And when he had that idea his feet were exactly where they are now.”
― Rory Sutherland: The Wiki Man
― Rory Sutherland: The Wiki Man
“the uber map is a psychological moonshot, because it does not reduce the waiting time for a taxi but simply makes waiting 90% less frustrating”
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
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