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Start-up: Silicon Valley Venture Story

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The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight

by Martha Ackmann

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“I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked awful, but I always look awful in the mirror. I keep myself going with the firm belief that my real face is much better looking.”
― George Alec Effinger, When Gravity Fails

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“Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.’ That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

tags: life-lessons

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“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
― Mahatma Ghandi

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“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― Dale Carnegie

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“The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?”
― Dale Carnegie

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