The question

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

Originally asked

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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Bob Woodward

Investigative reporter and author; associate editor of The Washington Post

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
I think I dropped the ball here. I should have pushed much, much harder on the skepticism about the reality of WMD; in other words, [I should have] said, 'Hey, look, the evidence is not as strong as they were claiming.'

N/A, N/A, Wikipedia, 1 June 2024 source ↗

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Brendan Rodgers Northern Irish football manager; former manager of Liverpool, Leicester City and Celtic
I always enjoy talking with players to find out what they want to achieve because each individual is different. I think once you understand what their objectives are and what they want to achieve, you are looking to find that commitment from them.
Recorded Adam Bate, Sky Sports, 31 January 2021 source ↗
Geoffrey Rush Australian actor
You now have to address the fact that we might live in so-called wealthy countries at the expense of people who live in poor countries. Our wealth is maybe dependent on somebody else from the poverty side of the equation, suffering on our behalf.
Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 October 2012 source ↗
Andy Murray British professional tennis player, 2005–2024
People pity me for being around in this era, but I believe it has made me a better player, because each year the bar is raised. It’s like being Real Madrid or Manchester United behind Barcelona. Maybe the teams that come second won’t be remembered, but what can they do but try their hardest?
Recorded N/A, N/A, SI.com, 15 November 2011 source ↗

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Question Which teacher, parent, coach or friend most made you who you are, and what did you learn from them? Relationships
Oh, yes, I had teachers at Wheaton. A community high school history teacher named Elizabeth Duncan who taught American history and was a great teacher. Very forceful, very insistent that we write essays to answer questions, and not short answers. Somebody who through force of personality made history interesting and important.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗

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