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As a multisport athlete, I was always fascinated with competition and how to win. At HBS and later at the Harvard Department of Economics, I… — Michael Porter
I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the… — Daniel Everett
I did business the same way President Lee did, and from what I read in the papers, the same way President Ma has done. But… — Chen Shui-bian
It is through science that we understand the world around us, and by understanding the world around us, we not only contribute to ourselves, our… — Rusty Schweickart
It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive. — Demetri Martin
A lot of writing I do on tour. I do a lot on airplanes. At home, I write a lot, obviously. When I write a… — Pete Townshend
I have always been very concerned that Darwinism gave the basic okay to terrible racism and to the idea of murder based upon race. — Ben Stein
Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters what subjects students… — Alex Tabarrok
Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first. — Jen Kirkman
Miriam Were has made outstanding contributions to public health in the developing world. She brings basic medical services to women and children in East Africa. — Liya Kebede
One of the best ways to change is to act as if you are the person you want to become. When you behave as if… — Bernie Siegel
At a very basic level, people need to know that there is constancy in their jobs and, more broadly, in where the organization is headed. — Tom Rath
The basic idea of email has remained essentially unchanged since the first networked message was sent in 1971. And while email is great for one-on-one,… — Ryan Holmes
I became aware of the very complex internal organization in a cell from the basic science classes, and it made me think about how all… — James Rothman
I started taking a basic biology course, and I really loved it. I started asking research questions incessantly. I was drawn very quickly to biology. — James Rothman
My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own vineyard. I took… — Joe Bastianich
Basic religion is the reason we have morals. — Brandon Flowers
What matters is being a particular kind of person. At the most basic level, it matters that you are the kind of person who resolves… — Brendan Myers
My earliest interest in game design came when I was in primary school, and my parents bought a Commodore 128 computer. I taught myself to… — Brendan Myers
Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met. — John Bradshaw

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