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Hope

"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive."

- Robert Louis Stevenson

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Market Share

Market share is the portion or percentage of sales of a particular product or service in a given region that are controlled by a company. If, for example, there are 100 widgets sold in a country and company A sells 43 of them, then company A has a 43% market share. You can also calculate market share using revenue instead of units sold. If company A sold widgets for a total cost of $860 and the people in the country spend a total of $2,000 on the same widgets, then the market share is $860/$2,000 or 43%. The two different methods of calculating market share won't always provide the same answer, because different companies may charge slightly different prices for the same type of widget.

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Perfection

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."

- Salvador Dali

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Trademark

Generally speaking, a trademark is a word, symbol, phrase or device which uniquely identifies a particular company or individual. There are many types of bottles used to contain soft drinks, for example, but only one with the distinctive logo and design of Coca-Cola. Each element of a Coca-Cola bottle- the shape, red imprint and name-could be considered a trademark of the Coca-Cola company. Because all of these elements have been legally registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), no other soft drink company can create a similar trademark.

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Greatness

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

- Sir Winston Churchill

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V. K. Gokak

Vinayaka Krishna Gokak Kannada:ವಿನಾಯಕ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಗೊಕಾಕ್ (1909-1992) was a major writer in Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was fifth among seven recipients[1] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada language for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi. Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi is perhaps the longest epic written in any language in the 20th Century. It deals with the vedic age. Gokak was a Professor of English literature.


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Time

"Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return.":

- Og Mandino

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (Tamil: ஸ்ரீனிவாச ராமானுஜன்) (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician and one of the greatest mathematical geniuses of the 20th century. With almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions in the areas of mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions.

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Action

"The shortest route to getting things done is just do it."

- Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

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Franchise

Franchises, also known as chain stores, are businesses operated under a special arrangement. Franchises are moderated industries that follow a set business model, which includes a name, an image, and a set of support services. In exchange for a set-up price and a monthly royalty payment, the franchiser, who owns the trademark of a company, licenses the brand to somebody. The buyer then opens the business and operates it, but the franchises always belong to the original creator. Examples of successful franchises include Gold's Gym® and Dunkin' Donuts®. For somebody considering franchises as a business investment, there are many advantages and disadvantages that should be kept in mind.

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Action

"Actions lie louder than words."

- Carolyn Wells

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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (Marathi: सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर), (born 24 April, 1973) affectionately called 'The Little Master', or 'The Master Blaster' is a current Indian cricketer who was rated by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test Cricket and ODI batsman of all time after the legendary Sir Don Bradman and Viv Richards respectively. He holds important batting records such as the leading Test century scorer, leading ODI century and half-century scorer, one of only three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in test cricket as well as being the first Indian to do so,and the most career ODI runs and most overall career run tally.

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Opportunity

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

- Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616)was an English poet and playwright, now widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist.He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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Success

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."

- Bill Cosby

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Earth Day

Earth Day is a name used for two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates Earth Day, which was founded by John McConnell in 1969, each year on the March equinox, while a global observance originated by Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in, and since January 1970 also called Earth Day, is celebrated in many countries each year on April 22, including the U.S.

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Help

"He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help."

- Abraham Lincoln

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Microfinance

Microfinance is a field that focuses on providing a variety of financial services to the poor. Typically, individuals with very little income experience great difficulty in taking advantage of things like savings opportunities and insurance products. Often, low incomes go hand-in-hand with a lack of collateral and credit, making it difficult for the poor to obtain loans, invest, and enjoy insurance protection. Microfinance seeks to eliminate this problem, providing microinsurance, microloans, and other financial services to low-income people.

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The Forbes Book of Business Quotations

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Life

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

- Aristotle

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Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani (April 19, 1957 Aden, Yemen) is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector company and a Fortune 500 Company. [2] His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.[3] His wealth was US$20.1 billion as of March 2007 (Forbes), making him the world's 14th richest person and the second richest person in India. However, his wealth was valued at US$ 55.3 billion in October 2007 taking into account his holding in Reliance Industries and group companies. This makes Mukesh the richest Indian and the 3rd richest man in the world, ahead of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.[4] Mukesh and younger brother Anil are sons of the late founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani.

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Quality

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

- Aristotle

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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Telugu:సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణ,Tamil:சர்வேபள்ளி ராதாகிருஷ்ணன்), (September 5, 1888 – April 17, 1975), was a philosopher and statesman.

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Nestlé: The Secrets of Food, Trust and Globalization

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Ruler

"He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled."

- Aristotle

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Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Kandukuri Veeresalingam (also known as Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantulu), (16 April, 1848 - 27 May, 1919) was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in an orthodox Andhra family. He is widely considered as the man who first brought about a renaissance in Telugu people and Telugu literature. He was influenced by the ideals of Brahmo Samaj particularly those of Keshub Chunder Sen. He got involved in the cause of social reforms. In 1876 he started a Telugu journal and wrote the first prose for women. He encouraged education for women, and started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874. He started a social organisation called Hitakarini (Benefactor).

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The Elephant, The Tiger & the Cellphone

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Work

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

Aristotle

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Guru Nanak Dev

Guru Nanak Dev(Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ, Gurū Nānak Dēv) (Born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, (now Pakistan) on 20th October 1469 – 7 May 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab, India), was the founder of Sikhism, and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

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The Complete Guide to Futures Trading

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Fear

"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil."

- Aristotle

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Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya KCIE (Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಮೋಕ್ಷಗುಂಡಂ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ) (other spellings include Visvesvaraya, Visweswaraiah, Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya; popularly known as Sir M. V.) (September 15, 1860–April 12, 1962), was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman. He is a recipient of the Indian republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was also knighted by the British for his myriad contributions to the public good. Every year, 15th September is celebrated as the Engineer's Day in India in his memory.

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The Real Price of Everything: Rediscovering the Six Classics of Economics

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Friend

"A friend to all is a friend to none."

- Aristotle

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Quant

The quant, or quantitative analyst, is a financial professional who makes use of a mathematical approach to evaluating the current conditions in a trading market. As part of this evaluation, the quant will also employ the same general methods to individual investment opportunities within the market. The general concept is to make use of a numerical analysis in order to help an investor identify the most profitable purchases and sales to make within the market.

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The Warren Buffett Way, Second Edition

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Simple

"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler."

- Albert Einstein

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Ghanshyam Das Birla

Shri Ghanshyam Das "GD" Birla (April 10,1894 - January 11,1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family business house.

Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital to Bombay to establish a business in cotton dealership. The venture was successful and he came back to Pilani to build a huge mansion (or Haveli), which still stands by the name Birla Haveli.

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Rules to Break and Laws to Follow

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Problem

"You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created."

- Albert Einstein

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Rajendra Yadav

Rajendra Yadav (born 1929) is one of the eminent Hindi fiction writers. He was born in a traditional Yadav family. He has by now edited the famous magazine HANS for 20 years. HANS, was founded by Munshi Prem Chand. He is the author of a number of Hindi books. Rajendra Yadav is regarded as principal architect of the 'New Wave' phenomenon in post-Indepen­dence Hindi fiction. He is one of the pioneers of this movement, which comprised in absorbing the spirit of the con­temporary and presenting it starkly.His wife Mannu Bhandari is also a famous Hindi Writer.

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Peace Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End

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Understanding

"Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding."

- Mohandas Gandhi

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Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey (c. July 19 1827–8 April 1857) (Hindi: मंगल पांडे), also known as Shaheed Mangal Pandey (Shaheed means martyr in Urdu), was a sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the English East India Company.

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The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley

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Success

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

- Winston Churchill

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Jagjivan Ram

Jagjivan Ram was born at Chandwa near Arrah in Bihar. Jagjivan Ram passed his matriculation in the first division and joined the Banaras Hindu University where he was awarded the Birla scholarship. He received a B.Sc. degree from the University of Calcutta in 1931. When popular rule was introduced in 1935, both the nationalists and the British loyalists sought him because of his first-hand knowledge of the social and economic situation in Bihar. He chose to go with the nationalists, and was elected to the Bihar assembly in 1937. However, he resigned his membership on the issue of irrigation cess. In 1935, he contributed to the establishment of the All-India Depressed Classes League, an organization dedicated to attaining equality for untouchables. He was also drawn into the Indian National Congress, and in the early 1940s was imprisoned twice for his active participation in the Satyagraha and the Quit India Movements.
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SECRETS OF GREAT RAINMAKERS: THE KEYS TO SUCCESS AND WEALTH by Jeffrey J. Fox

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Wise

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

- William Shakespeare

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Dividend

A dividend is money paid directly to an investor in a company's stock. Some publicly owned companies offer a dividend with their stock, while others do not. The choice of buying and owning a stock that pays a dividend is up to the individual investor, as there are both positive and negative aspects to consider. A company that offers a dividend with its stock is often a larger, more stable business in a field with little growth or a slow, steady growth potential.

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The Case Study Handbook: How to Read, Discuss, and Write Persuasively About Cases

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Time

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

- William Shakespeare

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Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Bhagwan Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, (North India) in 1781 AD, renounced his home at the age of 11, performed austerities in the Himalayas and traveled through India for the next seven years across 8,000 miles, before settling in an ashram in Gujarat (Western India). He then preached his doctrine of love, peace, purity and non-violence until his death in 1830. Followers believe that he lives on beyond his mortal form.

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

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Talent

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

- Albert Einstein

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen or simply H.C. Andersen, (April 2 1805 – August 4 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling". During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by Royalty and acclaimed as having brought joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into well over a hundred languages and continue to be published in "millions of copies all over the world".

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Success

"Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it."

- Mohandas Gandhi

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Acacio Gabriel Viegas

Acacio Gabriel Viegas (1856-1933) was a medical practitioner who was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Bombay, India in 1896. His timely discovery helped saved many lives in the city and was credited with the inoculation of 18,000 residents. He was also the president of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

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Golden Rule

"One of the troubles with the world today is that we have allowed the golden rule to tarnish."
- E.C.McKenzie

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René Descartes

René Descartes (French IPA: [ʁəne de'kaʁt] Latin:Renatus Cartesius) (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy," and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which continue to be studied closely. His influence in mathematics is also apparent, the Cartesian coordinate system that is used in plane geometry and algebra being named for him, and he was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution.

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