"It is bad policy to regulate everything... where things may better regulate themselves and can be better promoted by private exertions; but it is no less bad policy to let those things alone which can only be promoted by interfering social power."

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Source : Friedrich List, William Notz (1931). “Grundlinien einer politischen Ökonomie und andere Beiträge der amerikanischen Zeit: 1825-1832”

Friedrich List

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“When you are reading a book and you finish a chapter, you donâ€™t keep re-reading the chapter you just finished. You move on to the next chapter to see what happens.”
“I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.”
“You don't gamble to win. You gamble so you can gamble the next day.”
“There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly monumental disaster, you need people with high IQs.”
“I love the solitude of reading. I love the deep dive into someone else's story, the delicious ache of a last page.”
“The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit.”
“Passion and drive are not the same at all. Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled or obligated to do. If you know nothing about yourself, you can't tell the difference. Once you gain a modicum of self-knowledge, you can express your passion.....It's not about jumping through someone else's hoops. That's drive.”

Source : Randy Komisar, Kent L. Lineback (2001). “The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living”, p.83, Harvard Business Press
“I never think about missing a free throw. All that goes through my mind when I'm at the line is seeing the ball go through the bottom of the net.”

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