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Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand. ↗

— Anita Borg

#bring #communicators #demand #executive #future

Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet. ↗

— Joanna Russ

#contrary #faith #gambler #ideas #like

The World, form'd out of Chaos. Man is made. ↗

— George Sandys

#form #made #man #out #world

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#knowledge #life #longing #love #mankind

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#doubt #good #level #like #play

By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets. ↗

— Richard Russo

#america #american #american culture #culture #front

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading. ↗

— Babe Ruth

#ballplayer #bit #even #eyes #gave

Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase in knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

#brought #changes #economic #empires #every

Smile at people everywhere you go. Don’t just give them one of those half-smirk/head nod things. Raise your eyebrows, show those teeth, and chuckle while you smile. Next time you’re at the store, give a full-hearted smile to at least three complete strangers. You’ll be amazed at what this does for them and for you. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#confidence #friendliness #making-friends #self-esteem #self-worth

I would defy people to find a more beautifully developed character than Seven of Nine. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#character #defy #developed #find #i