"Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time"

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Source : "Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure". Book by Tim Harford, 2011.

Tim Harford

#Mistake Quotes #Fixing Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“But at the end of the day, there are some questions that have no answers, and then one answer that has no question: love rules the game. Every time. All the time. Thatâ€™s what counts.”
“Christianity is more than history; it is also a system of truths. Every event which its history records, either is a truth, or suggests a truth, or expresses a truth which man needs to assent to or to put into practice.”
“It is not with low prices-but on the contrary-it is with improved quality we cannot only hold the market, but improve it.”
“Once I really maximize my potential-I don't know when that'll be, a year from now, three or four years from now-I think I can be one of the great ones.”
“It feels amazing - really, really great! It was so nice to be out there and be cherished by all the people. It has been a great event, the best you can experience as an athlete. We are very happy with how everything has worked out in the competition. Everything was very good and we're really happy we accomplished our goal.”
“I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me.”
“Next time I spank a girl during sex, I'll say, this is going to hurt me more than it will you.”
“I love pushing my body to the limit & seeing how far I can take it before it breaks.”

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