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• The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.

  Geoff Mulgan

  Moving, People, Interesting

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• The amazing thing is that chaotic systems don't always stay chaotic," Ben said, leaning on the gate. "Sometimes they spontaneously reorganize themselves into an orderly structure." "They suddenly become less chaotic?" I said, wishing that would happen at HiTek. "No, that's the thing. They become more and more chaotic until they reach some sort of chaotic critical mass. When that happens, they spontaneously reorganize themselves at a higher equilibrium level. It's called self-organized criticality.

  Connie Willis

  Self, Wish, Levels

  Connie Willis (1996). “Futures Imperfect”, Doubleday Books

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• Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of those willing to 'come out,' thereby encouraging others to do so. Even if they can't be herded, cats in sufficient numbers can make a lot of noise and they cannot be ignored.

  Richard Dawkins

  Atheist, Cat, Thinking

  Richard Dawkins (2008). “The God Delusion”, p.27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The alternative which I favor is to renounce all euphemisms and grasp the nettle of the word atheism itself, precisely because it is a taboo word carrying frissons of hysterical phobia. Critical mass may be harder to achieve than with some non-confrontational euphemism, but if we did achieve it with the dread word atheist, the political impact would be all the greater.

  Richard Dawkins

  Atheist, Impact, Political

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• A brand is something that has a clear-cut identity among consumers, which a company creates by sending out a clear, consistent message over a period of years until it achieves a critical mass of marketing.

  Phil Knight

  Cutting, Knights, Years

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• Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes when networks of relationships form among people who share a common cause and vision of what's possible. This is good news for those of us intent on creating a positive future. Rather than worry about critical mass, our work is to foster critical connections. We don't need to convince large numbers of people to change; instead, we need to connect with kindred spirits. Through these relationships, we will develop the new knowledge, practices, courage and commitment that lead to broad-based change.

  Margaret J. Wheatley

  Change, Commitment, Creating

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• We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it's never a question of 'critical mass.' It's always about critical connections.

  Grace Lee Boggs

  Connections, Fabric, World

  James Boggs, Grace Lee Boggs (1974). “Revolution and Evolution”, p.44, NYU Press

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• A strong player, which has the sufficient critical mass, can withhold pressure better and create a more stable environment that benefits shareholders as well as employees.

  Lakshmi Mittal

  Motivational, Strong, Player

  Les Echos interview, www.sec.gov. January 30, 2006.

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• It's just starting. I think it's going to take another year and a half to get up to critical mass, but everybody loves Chinese food, Thai food, Japanese food, and it's all been exploited. The Filipinos combined the best of all of that with Spanish technique. The Spanish were a colonial power there for 500 years, and they left behind adobo and cooking in vinegar - techniques that, applied to those tropical Asian ingredients, are miraculous.

  Andrew Zimmern

  Thinking, Years, Cooking

  "Andrew Zimmern: Filipino food is the 'next big thing'". Interview with Veronica Meewes, www.today.com. June 12, 2012.

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• The gulf between what the press and many regular people believe Bitcoin is, and what a growing critical mass of technologists believe Bitcoin is, remains enormous.

  Marc Andreessen

  Believe, People, Growing

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• Ignoring platforms that have gained critical mass is a great way to look slow and out-of-touch. Do not cling to nostalgia. Do not put your principles above the reality of the market. Do not be a snob.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Reality, Principles, Looks

  Gary Vaynerchuk (2013). “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World”, p.20, Harper Collins

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• I think that you're smarter than we were, but we had two things: one is, in our naïveté we believed we could change the world. And number two, we believed that another world was possible. And once that belief took hold of some critical mass, a tiny minority nonetheless, but a critical mass of people, then the world did change.

  Bill Ayers

  Thinking, Two, Numbers

  Source: thepointmag.com

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• It's fantastic that Microsoft in the cloud space is one of very few companies that's got the critical mass, the particular emphasis on helping business customers get up to that cloud with all the unique requirements they have. It's very exciting.

  Bill Gates

  Unique, Space, Clouds

  Source: www.geekwire.com

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• I think there certainly was a milestone in the '90s with regards to the Internet achieving critical mass. There were several magical factors that came together: the creation of HTML by Tim Berners-Lee, the drop in the price of communications, and all the PCs out there that you could put this software into.

  Bill Gates

  Communication, Thinking, Html

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• There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.

  Jeff Bezos

  Successful, People, Way

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• Apple has always leveraged technologies that the PC industry has driven to critical mass - the bus structures, the graphics cards, the peripherals, the connection networks, things like that - so they're kind of in the PC ecosystem and kind of not.

  Bill Gates

  Technology, Ecosystems, Apples

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• I don't have to convince everybody in the room. I just need a critical mass of the people in the room.

  Simon Sinek

  People, Needs, Rooms

  Source: advisor.tv

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• Unless you're willing to fight and refight the same battles until you go blue in the face, drive the people you work with nuts going over every detail to make certain you've got it right, and then take hit after unfair hit accusing you of bias, there's no use even trying. You have to love it, and I do. You just hope it strikes a spark somewhere in the critical mass of public opinion and helps some people to resist further the seductions of political and corporate advertising.

  Bill Moyers

  Fighting, Nuts, Blue

  Source: progressive.org

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• I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.

  Brittany Maynard

  Movement, Dignity, Mass

  "Brittany Maynard: A Tragedy, But Not a Controversy" by Margie Omero, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2014.

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• The Lake of Dreams grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.

  Kim Edwards

  Dream, Lakes, Years

  "Kim Edwards Talks about The Lake of Dreams". Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. February 20, 2011.

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• What usually happens is that when I'm nearing the end of one novel a vague idea about what I want to do next begins to present itself to me in terms of theme. And I would say over about the next six to eight months, usually as I'm out power walking in the morning, or when I'm cooking at night, or when I'm driving in the car, the people who might embody those themes take on a sharper and sharper focus. And there comes this sort of critical mass moment when they actually start to do things in my head.

  Anna Quindlen

  Morning, Night, Ideas

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• English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.

  Richard Lederer

  Latin, Vocabulary, Way

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• Every time I feel that I really hit critical mass and I'm in the right place is when I feel like the director and I become a third thing, and that's the character.

  Robert Downey, Jr.

  Character, Directors, Mass

  "DUE DATE Press Conference with Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Director Todd Phillips and Michelle Monaghan". collider.com. November 2, 2010.

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• I would speculate that a critical mass of the population has to internalize a middle class outlook first. International aid experience has demonstrated many times that just building railroads doesn't get you there. You need people ready to sue them.

  Charles R. Morris

  Class, People, Population

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. December 17, 2012.

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• What we want to do is raise the bare minimum amount that will give us a large enough microphone to effectively convey our message. Unfortunately, $20 million is critical mass in terms of running an effective campaign in New York.

  David Brenner

  Running, New York, Giving

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