“Alexander’s adamantine will and belief in himself stemmed from the fact that he was willing to out-plan, out-work, and outlast anyone. He… — Sean Patrick Alexander Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Edmund Burke said “there is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are… — Sean Patrick Dare to dream Copy Share Image
“Niagara Falls Commission, which had been charged with developing a power plant that would harness the force of the falls. The commission… — Sean Patrick Around the world Copy Share Image
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“There’s a catch to “combinatorial creativity,” though. Before you can connect dots, you need to have dots to connect. The more material… — Sean Patrick Creativity Copy Share Image
“the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice. Second, that there are no… — Sean Patrick True potential Copy Share Image
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“I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man.” — Sean Patrick Great men Copy Share Image
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“Henry Ford failed in business several times and was flat broke five times before he founded the Ford Motor Company.” — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
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“It was a dream project for Tesla, and Westinghouse was awarded the contract. Construction began immediately, and Tesla would oversee it. Progress… — Sean Patrick Dreams Copy Share Image
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“10,000 hour” rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery… — Sean Patrick Ten Thousand Copy Share Image
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“One year later, nearly three decades after Tesla began the fight, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that Marconi’s radio patents indeed infringed… — Sean Patrick Tesla Copy Share Image
“Allis Chalmers, an American manufacturing company, and the railway and lighting division of the Westinghouse Company contracted Tesla to build his flying… — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
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“Hudson, a British psychologist that headed up Cambridge’s Research Unit of Intellectual Development in the sixties, compared IQ to basketball. If you’re… — Sean Patrick Basketball Copy Share Image
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