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“living in a culture that surrounds us with reminders of money may shape our behavior and our attitudes in ways that we do not know about”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

“I’m as proud of what we don’t do as I am of what we do.”
― Ian Altman, Same Side Selling: How Integrity and Collaboration Drive Extraordinary Results for Sellers and Buyers

“Agency is not automatic. It has to be given birth to, with pushing and effort.”
― David Brooks, The Road to Character

“In a world where we have a map in our pocket, ready to assist us with turn-by-turn directions to anywhere, wandering must be a choice.”
― Rohit Bhargava, Non-Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict The Future

“Grove’s Law: All large organizations with a common business purpose end up in a hybrid organizational form.”
― Andrew S. Grove, High Output Management

“Once a day, after you’ve done your day’s work, go back to your documentation and find one little piece of your process that you can share.”
― Austin Kleon, Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

“It is almost as if we have all been trained to accept capitalism, but only as part of the workforce.”
― Gary Halbert, The Boron Letters