“Most successful people are people you’ve never heard of. They want it that way. It keeps them sober. It helps them do their jobs.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“Passion is the thing that will help you create the highest expression of your talent. —LARRY SMITH, TEDx, NOVEMBER 2011”
― Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
― Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
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