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> [Truly, learning appears to be a reverse geometric progression with experiences at one hour, one day, one month or one year dramatically more influential and formative than later experiences. As has often been quoted, 85% of brain development takes place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/truly-learning-appears-to-be-a-reverse-geometric-progression-with/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

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## More by George Kaiser

> [Maybe the perceived fact that smart, rich parents tended to have smart, rich kids was largely due to the fact that they also tended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/maybe-the-perceived-fact-that-smart-rich-parents-tended-to-have-smart/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [Truly, learning appears to be a reverse geometric progression with experiences at one hour, one day, one month or one year dramatically more influential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/truly-learning-appears-to-be-a-reverse-geometric-progression-with/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [If you are born into poverty, the chances are good that your children will be born into poverty. Find a way to give poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/if-you-are-born-into-poverty-the-chances-are-good-that-your-children/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [Those who have won the ovarian lottery by being born in an advanced society to loving parents have a special obligation to help restore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/those-who-have-won-the-ovarian-lottery-by-being-born-in-an-advanced/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [During the desperate depression of the 1980s, there were no oil and gas companies without net operating losses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/during-the-desperate-depression-of-the-1980s-there-were-no-oil-and/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/if-you-are-doing-what-everyone-else-is-doing-there-is-probably-not-an/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/in-the-charitable-world-as-in-the-business-world-opportunities-should/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [Rich, smart parents tend to have rich, smart kids - not because it's genetic but because they can create a home environment and sensory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/rich-smart-parents-tend-to-have-rich-smart-kids-not-because-it-s/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [America's 'social contract' is equal opportunity... yet we have failed in achieving that seminal goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/america-s-social-contract-is-equal-opportunity-yet-we-have-failed-in/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/naming-rights-are-a-seductive-philanthropic-inducement-yet-more/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due to superior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/i-suppose-i-arrived-at-my-charitable-commitment-largely-through-guilt/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

> [I prefer doing things rather than sitting around talking about doing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kaiser/i-prefer-doing-things-rather-than-sitting-around-talking-about-doing/)

[George Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kaiser/)

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