"Conversation is a catalyst for innovation"

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John Seely Brown

#Innovation Quotes #Catalyst Quotes #Conversation Quotes

“But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.”
“Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.”
“I like Public Enemy a great deal.”
“I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it.”
“But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.”
“As with all journeys, the Way has an end, though it should not be imagined as a straight road leading to a fixed destination but rather as a majestic mountain whose peak conceals the presence of God. There are, of course, many paths to the summit-some better than others. But because every path eventually leads to the same destination, which path one takes is irrelevant.”
“The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.”

Source : Dan Buettner (2010). “Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way”, p.57, National Geographic Books
“We will go back to playing like Manchester United.”

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