Clayton Christensen Quotes
The concept of disruption is about competitive response; it is not a theory of growth. It's adjacent to growth. But it's not about growth.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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As a kid, I liked to write, but I didn't think that was a viable career choice. My dream, actually, was to be a white girl rapper and join Salt-N-Pepa - which obviously was a much more viable career choice.
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I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped.
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Defending peace is the duty of all.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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I went through a big Kurt Vonnegut phase. But the writers who made me decide at a very early age that this is probably something I wanted to do were Stephen King and Douglas Adams, when I was probably, like, ten years old.
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You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate man might: respecting the neurosis as a fumbling and inefficient effort toward good ends.
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I did five seasons of 'Baywatch,' and I did four seasons of 'VIP.' I've been around awhile.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.
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My plays have been strange from the beginning, and they never got unstrange.
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What else goes wrong for a woman-except her marriage?
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For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.
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A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned.
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We use American influence with Israel not to promote economic growth in the West Bank, but to try and impede Jewish - never Arab - construction in the capital city.
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Wherever there is one job on the verge of being lost, I will fight to save it. Wherever there is one company looking to grow in West Virginia, I will fight to make that growth a reality.
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The concept of disruption is about competitive response; it is not a theory of growth. It's adjacent to growth. But it's not about growth.
