Nigel Cumberland (1967) British author and leadership coach
Source: Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), p.35
“Try to learn to let what is unfair teach you.”
— David Foster Wallace, book Infinite Jest
Source: Infinite Jest
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