#custom

Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. ↗

— Edward Thorndike

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It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them. ↗

— Alfred Russel Wallace

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My armpits are not only rank, but they’re ranked number one in customer satisfaction. Try them for free or your money back. 
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— Jarod Kintz

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Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them. ↗

— Tim Berners-Lee

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Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces. ↗

— Barry McCaffrey

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A company is not accountable just to its owners, but to its workers and its customers. ↗

— Ed Miliband

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Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. ↗

— Henry Miller

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Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player. ↗

— Donald Norman

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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. ↗

— Peter Drucker

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The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

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