"You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve."

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Source: Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything. Book by Steven Levy, www.businessinsider.com. June 1, 2000.

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