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Quotes for Entrepreneurs - March 2009

SKMurphy  Apr 01 09

“Would you like the formula for success? Double your rate of failure.” Thomas J. Watson Sr. (1874-1956) “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it is.” Wayne Gretzky “A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.” John Le Carre “Old-school Silicon Valley: don’t be afraid to say what [...] Full story...

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