"Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country."

Ideas, Country, First, France

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"Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country."

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"I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right."

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"I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future."

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"Some people are married to ideas that they do not love, ideas that do not love them in return. They are married to ideas they do not sleep with, ideas that rob them of their sleep."

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