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What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

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Peter Thiel, to job candidates, Zero to One, chapter 1, 2014

Peter Thiel, Zero to One, chapter 1, where it is introduced as his job-interview question. Thiel supplies his own standard: a good answer takes the form "most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite of x."

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Alice Sheppard Dancer, Choreographer
I understand my definition does not meet most people’s definition of disability.
Recorded Emmaly Wiederholt, Stance on Dance, 16 February 2017 source ↗
Alexander Armstrong English actor, comedian, broadcaster and singer
Overpopulation. I put my hand up… I am the problem, I have three children. This is grossly irresponsible.
Recorded Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2010 source ↗
Ephraim Asili Filmmaker, Educator, and DJ
I just don't really see the dialectic between inside and outside, and corporate and revolutionary, as being as cut and dry as I used to.
Recorded Metal Magazine source ↗
adrienne maree brown Writer and facilitator; author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism
when someone has caused harm, harming them might not be the move.
Recorded Justin Scott Campbell, Medium, 10 May 2018 source ↗

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One day, I spoke to him about my sense of shame. He looked me in the eyes and told me that brewing was a science; it was not about getting drunk. He did not stop there. He said: 'Do not make judgment on things, people, and issues with half information.' He said there is truth in everything you see around. So, look for everything in its entirety. That was a game-changing moment for me.
Recorded Subroto Bagchi, Forbes India, 3 September 2009 source ↗

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