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Smart people don't learn... because they have too much invested in proving what they know and avoiding being seen as not knowing.

Chris Argyris

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Chris Argyris
Age: 90 †
Born: 1923
Born: July 16
Died: 2013
Died: November 16
Economist
Psychologist
University Teacher
Newark
New Jersey
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