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Joyce Kilmer Poet, Writer
Reason

"The only reason a road is good as every wanderer knows / Is just because of the homes, the homes, the homes to which one goes"

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Elon Musk Entrepreneur, Business Magnate
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"The only reason I was able to accomplish things is the great people willing to work with me. A company is a group of people organized to create a product or service, and that product or service is only as good as the people in the company - and how excited they are about creating it. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. Without them, I would have accomplished very little. I just happen to be the face of the companies."

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Daniel Kahneman Psychologist, Nobel Laureate
Reason

"Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed."

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Alan Lewis Businessman
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"Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job."

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Socrates Philosopher
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"The soul is cured of its maladies by certain incantations; these incantations are beautiful reasons, from which temperance is generated in souls."

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