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“I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
— Mae Jemison
Astronaut, physician and engineer
https://www.ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_teach_arts_and_sciences_together/transcript
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