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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Simon Sinek
“The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.”
Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

Andy Warhol
“Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
Andy Warhol

Jean Genet
“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.”
Jean Genet

Viet Thanh Nguyen
“This feat I also had no idea how to accomplish, but ignorance had never stopped me from taking action before.”
Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

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