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01Undated

Mark Twain once said that history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

Albert-László Barabási / quote

02Undated

Keep in mind that imagination is at the heart of all innovation. Crush or constrain it and the fun will vanish.

Albert-László Barabási / quote

03Undated

Forget dice rolling or boxes of chocolates as metaphors for life. Think of yourself as a dreaming robot on autopilot, and you'll be much closer to the truth.

Albert-László Barabási / quote

04Undated

Today we know more about Jupiter than the guy who lives next door to us. We can predict where an election will go, we can turn a gene on or off, and we can even send a robot to Mars, but we are lost if asked to explain or predict the phenomena we might expect to know the most about, the actions of our fellow humans.

Albert-László Barabási / quote

05Undated

Time is our most valuable nonrenewable resource, and if we want to treat it with respect, we need to set priorities.

Albert-László Barabási / quote