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It's astonishing how well the worse reason looks when you try to make it appear the better.


William Dean Howells

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JIMMY DEAN Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival.
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DEAN ORNISH Second of all, I don't think Wall Street is doing what it's supposed to be doing, even after...
HOWARD DEAN I remember, as a kid, thinking more about, you know, watching the world go by and being amazed by ho...
DEAN KAMEN Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in...
DEAN ORNISH Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide ...
DEAN ORNISH Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science...
DEAN KAMEN I've never had a business plan. Every project we've ever done was the intersection of somebo...
DEAN KAMEN There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and co...
DEAN KAMEN I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the answer...
DEAN KAMEN Thinking is my hobby. But sometimes you get to where you're stuck and you can't figure it ou...
DEAN KAMEN We all know about certain problems we wish we didn't have.
DEAN KAMEN Some broad themes brought me where I am today. At a very young age, my hobby became thinking and fin...
DEAN KAMEN I would argue that education, actual learning - it is hard work. It's very personal. Your parent...
DEAN KAMEN Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. That's what tech...
DEAN KAMEN If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.
DEAN KAMEN I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of...
DEAN KAMEN An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way...
DEAN KAMEN Innovation is so hard and so frustrating; it takes the intersections of people with courage, vision,...
DEAN KAMEN I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life...
DEAN KAMEN