CHAPTER 7

Bold Dreams

People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

—Steve Jobs

 

The world is a better place today because of ordinary men and women who dared to dream. Had it not been for the dreams of these men and women, humanity would have remained in caves. It was a dream that gave us space travel, television, heart surgery, and telephones; placed a man on the moon; harnessed the energies of the sun; and conquered diseases that long held sway over the human race. A dream gave birth to the world you and I are living in, and dreams make it a better place every day. Even the book you are reading now is the product of a dream.

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