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Upgrading one's imagination about what is possible is always a leap of faith.

Clay Shirky

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Clay Shirky
Age: 61
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
Academic
Scientist
Technology Evangelist
Writer
Columbia
Missouri
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Always
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Imagination

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