Sebastiaan Hooft
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“combining passion and contribution is a luxury: not that it’s expensive, but just rare. It’s something that many people either can’t figure out”
― How Google Works
― How Google Works
“By some unverified accounts, Aristotle said, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” So too with intelligence. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Literary agents Scott Moyers and Andrew Wylie convinced me to write this book.”
― The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service
― The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service
“Why are we so good at accumulating more information and power, but far less successful at acquiring wisdom?”
― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
“Wow. I just downloaded twenty years of life experience for $20 and a few hours of my time. How many more of these books can I get my hands on?”
― Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
― Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
“In 2005, Spain became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands, Belgium, and Canada,”
― Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know®
― Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know®



































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