"Conformity can be costly in a world of uncertainty which requires innovative institutional creation because no one can know the right path to survival. Over time, the richer the cultural context in terms of providing multiple experimentation and creative competition, the more likely the successful survival of the society"

-- Douglass North

#Successful Quotes #Creative Quotes #Competition Quotes

“My boy, you shall be everything in the world, animal, vegetable, mineral, protista, or virus, for all I care-before I have done with you-but you will have to trust my superior backsight. The time is not yet ripe for you to be a hawk... so you may as well sit down for the moment and learn to be a human being.”
“This is the copywriters task: not to create mass desire â€” but to channel and direct it.”
“European merchants supply the best weaponry, contributing to their own defeat.”
“More than ever, I feel that the human race is one. There are differences of colour, language, culture and opportunities, but people's feelings and reactions are alike. People flee wars to escape death, they migrate to improve their fortunes, they build new lives in foreign lands, they adapt to extreme hardshipâ€¦.”

Source : Sebastião Salgado (2000). “Migrations: Humanity in Transition”
“This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. Itâ€™s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin blaming our culture, which stigmatizes, demeans, and strips trans women of their humanity.”

Source : Janet Mock (2014). “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More”, p.161, Simon and Schuster
“Sure, there's no 'i' in team, but there is an 'm' and an 'e'.”
“I'm grateful for believing in a religion that can naturally adapt to changing times yet uphold timeless values and principles.”
“I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.”

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