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Dissent, Not Consensus, Is the Shorter but Steeper Path

There is always dissent, but we should seek it out, not stamp it out.

Stowe Boyd
Mar 22, 2015
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I want us to listen to these dissenters because they may intend to tell you why we can’t do something, but if you listen hard, what they’re really telling you is what you must do to get something done. 

| Bob Pittman

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