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They say plan it. I say do it.

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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
Economist
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Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one's corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
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If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven't figured it out yet.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Remember: You are the only human being in the world who can help this particular customer at this particular moment in time.
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I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
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