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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.
Simon Baker, Actor (1969) |
Quico Canseco, Politician (1949) |
Bill Cartwright, Athlete (1957) |
Henry Ford, Businessman (1863) |
William H. Gass, Novelist (1924) |
Harriet Harman, Politician (1950) |
Osama Bin Laden, Criminal (1957) |
Herbert Baxter Adams, Educator (1901) |
Bao Dai, Statesman (1997) |
Lynn Fontanne, Actress (1983) |
Joyce Kilmer, Poet (1918) |