"A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible."

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Frederick W. Smith

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“I often don't endorse what I tweet, rather I want to throw things about to spark conversation or controversy. What I think about something is not particularly important when talking to thousands of unknown strangers.”

Source : "What Would Twitter Do?". Interview with Sheila Heti, believermagblog.wordpress.com. August 15, 2014.
“Young people wonder how the adult world can be so boring. The secret is that it is not boring to adults because they have learnt to enjoy simple things like covert malice at one another's expense.”

Source : Celia Elizabeth Green (1981). “Advice to clever children”
“Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.”
“I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos.”
“I wouldnâ€™t say Iâ€™ve become more radical: I was born radical.”
“Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.”
“I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.”
“People that say I have a 'fear of commitment' don't understand my relationship with popcorn.”

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