Big data can amplify our values, making them much more powerful and influential, especially when they are collected and focused toward a specific desired outcome.

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When you are truly centered (calm, focused and clear) you are in an extremely powerful state.

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Because the FDA's questions focused on whether there was a risk and whether the data available was powerful enough to reach a conclusion, the FDA actually got very little feedback on the topic where panelists might have helped the most: how to warn patients of a risk that may well be there.

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As Jim notes, the difficulty in conveying powerful emotional stories in video games is largely because the medium is new, interactive, and often focused on action, adventure, and other player challenges.

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The cumulative effect of those small, correct actions was very powerful in that we soon had direct and predictable growth in our core metrics: We were absolutely focused on core operations.

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John Kerry, who now becomes the senior senator from Massachusetts, has been a prominent and politically powerful figure -- a presidential candidate in 2004 -- he has largely stayed out of the limelight and focused his attention on international issues.

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Words that were thrown out when groups were asked to describe attributes of a male leader were: strong, arrogant, intelligent, ego-driven, bravado, powerful, dominant, assertive, single tasking, focused, competitive, stubborn, physical, self-righteous and direct.

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