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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” — Noam Chomsky

Source:The Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom (2000), p. 228

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“I'm convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” — Steve Jobs

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“It's more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.” — Steve Jobs

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“Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” — Steve Jobs

Context:Persuading John Sculley (then CEO of Pepsi) to become Apple's CEO

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“Real artists ship.” — Steve Jobs

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“I never look at the brass. It only encourages them.” — Thomas Beechum

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“Sometimes you just gotta pet the whales.” — Joel Sartore

Context:Sometimes you just have to put the camera down and enjoy the moment.

Source:http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail....

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“The devil is in the details.”

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“You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.”

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“We make silk purses out of silk.” — Warren Buffett

Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7utGAEhDI&t=1m51s

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