The artist Gerhard Richter.
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Charlie Munger
Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023
John Wooden, when he was the number one basketball coach in the world. He just said to the bottom five players, “You don't get to play. You're sparring partners.” The top seven did all the playing.
Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
The Queen. Long may she reign.
Greta Thunberg.
Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.
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Clarity when I am writing.
Tramping through the woods in South Jersey in 1957 with my dog Bambi.
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises. Don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned about doing good work and protect your work. […] Protect your work and if you build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency.
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Collapse of the imagination.
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