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Quote by Jean Baudrillard
In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection o

In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection of exercising power, we need scholars to spare us the abjection of learning. – Jean Baudrillard

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Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. – Jean Baudrillard

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Mistakes
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Executives are like joggers. If you stop a jogger, he goes on running on the spot. If you drag an executive away from his business, he goes on running on the spot, pawing the ground, talking business. He never stops hurtling onwards, making decisions and executing them. – Jean Baudrillard

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Business
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If you are prepared to accept the consequences of your dreams then you must still regard America today with the same naive enthusiasm as the generations that discovered the New World. – Jean Baudrillard

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Discovery
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I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important. – Roberto Benigni

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Ive been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old. – Jet Li

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Im learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but thats how it is. Im really learning to function out there and in such a way that I dont need to drink. – Dana Plato

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We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so were learning from them. – Miguel de Icaza

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Adults aren’t generally struck with the urge to skip because their worries and burdens weigh them down and they forget that they can take themselves lightly. – Jessi Lane Adams

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When we suffer anguish we return to early childhood because that is the period in which we first learnt to suffer the experience of total loss. It was more than that. It was the period in which we suffered more total losses than in all the rest of our life put together. – John Berger

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How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. – Dan Reiland

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The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life. – Abraham Cahan

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