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—William	James,	philosopher	and	psychologist	(from	his	book	The	Principles	of	Psychology,	1890)

Work	 with	 your	 competitors	 when	 the	 interest	 of	 the	 community	 and	 planet	 are
at	stake.

         —Simon	 Mainwaring,	 branding	 consultant,	 advertising	 creative	 director,	 and	 social	 media	 expert	

Business,	labor	and	civil	society	organizations	have	skills	and	resources	that	are
vital	in	helping	to	build	a	more	robust	global	community.

         —Kofi	Annan,	secretary-general	of	the	United	Nations

In	 terms	 of	 doing	 work	 and	 in	 terms	 of	 learning	 and	 evolving	 as	 a	 person,	 you
just	grow	more	when	you	get	more	people’s	perspectives.

         —Mark	Zuckerberg,	cofounder	and	CEO	of	Facebook

Salespeople,	 leaders,	 entrepreneurs	 and	 business	 people	 are	 full	 of	 ideas	 …
about	 how	 to	 make	 the	 world	 a	 better	 place,	 make	 money,	 solve	 problems	 and
lots	 more.	 But	 the	 very	 nature	 of	 active	 listening	 requires	 us	 to	 put	 aside	 our
ideas	completely,	if	only	for	a	moment,	in	order	to	focus	on	what	someone	else
has	to	say.

         —Dave	Kerpen,	entrepreneur,	author,	and	reality	television	personality	

I	may	not	be	 the	smartest	fellow	 in	the	world,	 but	I	can	 sure	pick	the	 smartest
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