Clayton M. Christensen Quotes
Disruptive technologies typically enable new markets to emerge. There is strong evidence showing that companies entering these emerging markets early have significant first-mover advantages over later entrants.
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By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda's mind, they were defeated.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a flesh-eater should object to one kind of flesh, namely cow's flesh. This is an anomaly which call for explanation.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship.
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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
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I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.
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You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.'
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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All things considered, defending our borders by building a fence to keep out people is a necessity. There is no more humane alternative when it comes to protecting ourselves. We must act humanely, within the law, while honoring transparency, but with firm resolve.
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We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
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I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams' was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was!
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My main inspirations come from early '90s Trance, the French electro movement round '06, then a bunch of artists like Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Moby, The Prodigy. So I'd say it's some kind of experimental electronica with a strong hip hop influence. It's chilled, but people can still get super crazy and dance to it.
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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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The essence of the desert is that you are free to create your own world, your own visionary reality. … Both Burning Man and the Internet make it possible to regather the tribe of mankind.
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Sex was a trap, a snare. It was for animals.
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You always have groups that want to come after the big bad developer. They don't want to see anything done. Don't disturb a blade of grass; just freeze the world in time. It validates them.
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Disruptive technologies typically enable new markets to emerge. There is strong evidence showing that companies entering these emerging markets early have significant first-mover advantages over later entrants.
