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There are a lot of companies - not just Sony and Kodak - that have spent a lot of money trying to make the quality of the digital images comparable with film. But when you're sending these things over the Internet, they don't have to be high quality.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Companies Comparable Digital Film High High Quality Images Internet Just Lot Make Money Over Quality Sending Sony Spent Things Trying You

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I haven't met too many people that don't intend to have a fulfilling life. High-achievers, however, end up allocating their resources in a way that seriously undermines their intended strategy.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: End Fulfilling However Intend Intended Life Many Met People Resources Seriously Strategy Too Too Many People Up Way

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I wouldn't say there isn't a direct path to a successful career. There are people who knew exactly what they wanted to do from a very young age, weren't going to be diverted, and then they just went out and achieved it.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Achieved Age Career Direct Exactly Exactly What Going Just Knew Out Path People Say Successful Then Very Wanted Were Who Young Young Age

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One of the banes of successful innovation is that companies may be so committed to innovation that they will give the innovators a lot of money to spend.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Committed Companies Give Innovation Innovators Lot May Money Spend Successful Will

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Every city and town in America would be bankrupt if they kept their books the way private-sector companies keep their books - because of the obligation cities and towns have taken upon themselves to provide health care for their retirees.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: America Bankrupt Because Books Care Cities City Companies Every Health Health Care Keep Kept Obligation Provide Taken Themselves Town Towns Way Would

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The ability to share the gospel isn't a 'gift' that has been given to only a few Latter-day Saints and denied to the rest.

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The only way all people can have the opportunity to choose or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ is for us, without judgment, to invite them to follow the Savior.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: All People Choose Christ Follow Gospel Invite Jesus Jesus Christ Judgment Only Opportunity People Reject Savior Them Us Way Without

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Empowering innovations require long-term investments, which tie up capital for years and years. So companies are using capital to create more capital, and consequently, the world is awash in capital, but the innovations we need to advance aren't there.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Advance Capital Companies Consequently Create Empowering Innovations Investments Long-Term More Need Require Tie Up Using Which World Years Years And Years

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For online universities, like Liverpool and the University of Phoenix, if prices drop by 60%, they still make money. But for the vast majority of traditional universities, if the prices fall by 10%, they are bankrupt; they have no wriggle room.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Bankrupt Drop Fall Like Liverpool Majority Make Money Online Phoenix Prices Room Still Traditional Universities University Vast Vast Majority

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Universities think people come up with great ideas by closing the door. The academic tenure process, where you have to publish to journals which are very narrow, stands in the way of great research.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: Academic Closing Come Door Great Great Ideas Ideas Journals Narrow People Process Publish Research Stands Tenure Think Universities Up Very Way Where Which You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 6th, 1952

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