"I may not have a practical mind, but it's very fixated on concrete things. I like detail."

-- Alma Guillermoprieto

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“Most "original" ideas aren't completely original, but instead are the result of two basic methods for generating ideas: problems in search of solutions and solutions in search of problems.”

Source : Barry Nalebuff, Ian Ayres (2006). “Why Not?: How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small”, p.14, Harvard Business Press
“When a person tells you that you hurt them, you don't get to decide that you didn't.”

Source : "Fictional character: Louie". "Louie/ Cop Story", www.imdb.com. 2015.
“Believe me, I wish this song was yours instead of mine.”
“Just because we live in an insane culture doesn't mean we have to be insane too.”
“I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from.”
“I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.”
“We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This is a sectarian war with long standing roots that were flamed when we invaded Iraq in 2003. Any lasting solution must be political and take into account respect for the entire Iraqi population.”
“I don't believe I'll ever get credit for anything I do in foreign affairs, no matter how successful it is, because I didn't go to Harvard.”

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