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"The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm."
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"If unconventional ideas = sperm, then public opinion = abortion."

"The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them."

"A solid idea is a firm foundation of a universe construction."

"Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express."

"Ideas rose in clouds; I felt them collide until pairs interlocked, so to speak, making a stable combination."

"Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible."
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"You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news."


"If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good."


"Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time."


"Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new."


"Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people."


"The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer."


"Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops."


"If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid."
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