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Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

I’ve picked these from twitter in the last day or so.

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’–it’s ‘that’s funny'” Isaac Asimov via @dearsarah

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.– Julius Charles Hare via @oncevision

I am always doing things I can’t do, that’s how I get to do them.” Pablo Picasso, also via oncevision

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Yes, and…

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Euan’s Phoric

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Coffeehouse challenge

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