Business failures are unfortunate but necessary steps in the search for those few huge successes.

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The Monk and the Riddle

In this critically acclaimed bestseller, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The book's timeless advice - to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, satisfaction, and joy - will be embraced by anyone who wants success to come not just from what they do, but from who they are.

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Anyone can sail with the wind to his back. Startups usually sail into a stiff wind, leaking like a sieve, in high seas, without food or water.

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If you're brilliant, 15 to 20 percent of the risk is removed. If you work twenty-four hours a day, another 15 to 20 percent of the risk is removed. The remaining 60 to 70 percent of business risk will be completely out of your control..

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A more consistent and sustainable relationship with China will be a core goal of my administration. That requires open channels of communication, both with China's leadership and the Taiwanese people.

Tsai Ing-wen

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Pete du Pont

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By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy.

Jason Bateman

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Jerry Hall

In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience undoubtedly served me well when I eventually entered the work force.

Koichi Tanaka

I used to hate looking in the mirror. I've grown up into myself and now I'm happy with the way I look.

Ashley Tisdale

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Lech Walesa

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Ellen DeGeneres

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Billy Tauzin

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Alex Ferguson

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Sean Bean

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Gerard De Nerval

I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him.

Anne Bancroft

One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing.

Luke Ford

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Pete Sampras

The fact that I do so many things, it really nurtures me.

Gustavo Santaolalla

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