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The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realise because the number of potential wild cards is so great.

— Patrick Dixon Futurewise (1998)

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I would rather work with five people who really believe in what they are doing rather than five hundred who can't see the point.

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Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you -- be futurewise.

Never has the future become so rapidly the past.

Futurewise (1998)

Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

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Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.

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