Rainer Maria Rilke? Tim O’Reilly? Louise Bogan? Robert Bly? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A recent book by technology guru and computer book publisher Tim O’Reilly contained the following appeal: Pursue something so important that even if you fail, the world is better off for you having tried. O’Reilly illustrated this idea by referring to …
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