"That's not how most of Hollywood does it-which helps to explain why Pixar does so well. How are you changing the game in your field? What is your distinctive take on how your industry operates? Do you work as distinctively as you compete?"

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Source: Quoted in Colin Jarman The Guinness Dictionary of Sports Quotations (1990).

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Bill Taylor

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Bill Taylor is a prominent business author and co-founder of Fast Company, known for his insights on leadership and innovation.

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