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Persistence is key to turning a loonshot into a blockbuster.
From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
The hedgehog is a creature of singular vision and purpose.
I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.
From The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by René Descartes
The globalization of AI poses challenges that require international cooperation.
From Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford
A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.
From How Champions Think by Bob Rotella
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Every setback is a setup for a comeback.
From The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
From The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
The problem of longitude was not just a scientific one; it was a matter of national pride.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try.
From Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
From The TB12 Method by Tom Brady
Books are a way to travel without moving your feet.
From The Library Book by Susan Orlean
The power of imagination is the driving force behind innovation.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
The sky is a canvas, and clouds are the paint.
We create fictions and then we believe in them.
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
You are the author of your own life.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
We are not just the products of our circumstances, but the architects of our futures.
From Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
Good explanations are the key to understanding the world.
You can’t stand still; you must keep moving forward.
From Legacy by James Kerr
The journey is just as important as the destination.
From Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor
Life is a series of moments, a series of choices.
We are the architects of our own future.
From The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to act despite it.
From The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel
The ability to create and believe in fiction is what makes us human.
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Motivation is the fuel that drives the engine of improvement.
From Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
The most important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
The exploration of reality requires both imagination and rigorous logic.
From The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
The rise and fall of nations can be attributed to their internal and external challenges.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
Imagination is the blueprint of reality.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
From Being and Time by Martin Heidegger
While we wait for life, life passes.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.
From The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
I paint my own reality.
From What Would Frida Do? by Arianna Davis
The destiny of men is in their own souls.
The most creative breakthroughs often come from combining existing ideas.
While we are postponing, life speeds by.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
We are condemned to be free.
The future is an open-ended question waiting for our answers.
Every flower is a story waiting to be told.
From The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
The mind is the limit; as long as you can imagine something, you can achieve it.
The story of AI is a story of human ambition and imagination.
From Genius Makers by Cade Metz
The connections between climate, geography, and life fascinated him.
From The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf
The body can endure far more than we think, if we can just push through the discomfort.
From Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
Children can learn to create and manipulate their own worlds.
From Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert
Greatness requires sacrifice and commitment.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Imagination is the engine of development.
From The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik
Our perception of air is influenced by both scientific inquiry and poetic imagination.
From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson
The nation-state is becoming obsolete as a means of governance.
From The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
Socrates taught that an examined life leads to virtue.
From Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller
It is essential to examine how sacred texts have been interpreted throughout history.
From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
Visualization is a powerful tool that allows you to create your reality before it happens.
From How Champions Think by Bob Rotella
The best way to achieve your goals is to find a way to make them happen.
From Principles by Ray Dalio
A champion is not defined by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
From The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow
The sound of a violin can transport you to another world.
From The Violin Maker: Finding a Centuries-Old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop by John Marchese
He had a vision of the earth beneath our feet that was unlike anything anyone had seen before.
The decline of a nation often begins with the erosion of its values.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
True freedom is the freedom to choose your own path.
From The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
You must be willing to do what it takes to make your vision a reality.
From Traction by Gino Wickman
The Third Door is about finding a way when there seems to be none.
From The Third Door by Alex Banayan
Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.
From Permission to Dream by Chris Gardner
The most powerful tool we have is our imagination.
From The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
The brain is a universe of possibilities.
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something.
From Permission to Dream by Chris Gardner
To be gritty is to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
In the realm of possibility, we can generate new worlds.
From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
The telegraph connected people in ways previously unimaginable.
From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
We are the creators of our own future.
From Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Breathing through the nose is essential for effective oxygenation.
From The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown
Pain is temporary; quitting lasts forever.
From Draft Animals by Phil Gaimon
The ability to think about the future is a gift of childhood.
From The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik
Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
From What Would Frida Do? by Arianna Davis
Sound can transport us to different times and places.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
The potential of AI is limited only by our imagination.
From Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
I’ve always believed that the only way to improve is to push yourself.
From Open by Andre Agassi
Every pedal stroke should be a deliberate act of will.
From Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists by Michael Hutchinson
AI poses challenges that require global cooperation and new frameworks for international relations.
From The Age of AI by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher
You have the power to create the life you want.
The potential of CRISPR technology is limited only by our imagination.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
I’m not one to back down from a challenge.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Achievement is largely about the persistence and determination to keep going.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
The only way to get through it is to write the book.
From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
From Cosmos by Carl Sagan
It is not enough to explain how the brain processes information.
From The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers
The journey is as important as the destination; enjoy every step of your training.
From Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House and Scott Johnston
The moment you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
The rise of the nation-state has coincided with a decline in violence.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
The teachings of Christ continue to illuminate the path for believers in every generation.
From The History of the Church by Eusebius
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
We shape our own funerals, just as we shape our lives.
From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch
Every good explanation is an answer to the question of why.
The lack of transparency in algorithms can lead to discrimination and injustice.
The journey is just as important as the destination.
From Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu
The algorithms we create will shape our lives in ways we can't yet imagine.
From The Big Nine by Amy Webb