My greatest fear? Poverty.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 23 July 2016 source ↗
The question
What important truth do very few people agree with you on?Originally asked
Peter Thiel, to job candidates, Zero to One, chapter 1, 2014
Peter Thiel, Zero to One, chapter 1, where it is introduced as his job-interview question. Thiel supplies his own standard: a good answer takes the form "most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite of x."
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Peyton Manning
American football quarterback
They always say, “Don’t take your job home.” When you go home, don’t take it. I don’t agree with that.
Aziz Sancar
Biochemist; Nobel laureate in chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair
In an interview, Sancar stated that in his youth, he was an idealist but he didn't participate in activities.
Barry Scheck
Defence lawyer; co-founder of the Innocence Project
Mistaken identification is the single greatest cause of the conviction of the innocent.
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter
I can sing my ass off, better than I could before.
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I’m one of the lucky ones.
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Weight issues and untidiness.
I’m one of the lucky ones.
I’ve had a lot of happiness in my life: 1) the birth of my children; 2) getting into Lamda when I was 17; 3) meeting my wife; 4) and the renewal of our marriage vows and my 60th birthday.
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