A selection of some of my favourite quotes…

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“Unfortunately, we still encounter supposed DW/BI systems that are mere copies of the operational systems on a separate hardware platform… Business users are underwhelmed by the usability and performance provided by these pseudo data warehouses; these imposters do a disservice to DW/BI”

– Ralph Kimball

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“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”

– Daniel J. Boorstin

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“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”

– Confucius

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“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”

– Isaac Asimov

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“If education is beaten by training, civilization dies”

– C.S. Lewis

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“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems”

–Brian Tracy

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“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers. They can cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

– Colin Powell

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