A Quote by Malcolm Gladwell
People who bring transformative change have courage, know how to re-frame the problem and have a sense of urgency.
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Some people have much more pull than other people. But when I say that the public has ultimate responsibility, I'm not saying it in a moral sense. I'm just saying it in the sense of what is it that's really going to bring change.
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