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James Simms
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
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“The customer is always right' may have become a standard motto in the world of business, but the idea that 'the audience is always right,' has yet to make much of an impression on the world of presentation, even though for the duration of the presentation at least, the audience is the speaker's only customer.”
― Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations
― Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations
“No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? ”
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“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.”
― Xkcd: Volume 0
― Xkcd: Volume 0
James’s 2025 Year in Books
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