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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"Life is about growth and change. When you are no longer doing that — that is your whisper; that is your whisper that you are supposed to do something else."

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
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"Many people are unhappy because there was some point in their past where there was some glory day, and as they get older they're not creating more glory days. They reflect on a time that they will never reach again, and it brings some level of dissatisfaction into their lives. I have circumvented that by simply making incumbent upon myself to always be productive in ways that are consistent with my physical body, my mental state of knowledge, but more important, my presumed growth in wisdom that would come with age."

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Marc Rich Businessman
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"I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management."

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Harrison Salisbury Journalist
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"I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the same levels were reached under the czars. I wanted to confirm it, but by then the censors were on to me."

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Mariela Castro Politician
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"Cuba is a poor country. Most of the Cubans who leave only do so if they can find better economic conditions elsewhere. That's why we need changes. We have to offer incentives to keep people here. We have to create more attractive policies for young people, so that it also makes economic sense for them to stay. We need growth and a better quality of life for everyone."

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Herman Cain Businessman, Politician
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"The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero."

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Jay-Z Rapper, Businessman
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"I love that because that's what I'm supposed to be doing - whether it's accepted b everybody or not. I'm supposed to be pushing that envelope and trying new things. And people are supposed to say, Hov, you might have went too far."

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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
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"For things to change, you have to change. For things to be different, you have to be different. Before financial success can occur personal growth must occur."

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Jim Sinclair Activist
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"When you have growth and development, you have more work to do in the fire business. Thats going to be the reality in the future."

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
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"There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force, but the destructive power of modern weapons eliminates even the possibility that war may serve as a negative good."

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