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In a sluggish system, aggressiveness produces instability. Either be patient or make the system more responsive.

Peter Senge

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Peter Senge
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 1
Author
Economist
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Writer
Stanford
California
Peter M. Senge
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