If you’re just open to possibilities, things can happen.
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Nobel Prize Conversations with John Jumper, June 19, 2025; Complete9word sentence spoken by interviewer Adam Smith, not John Jumper or the economist. Human-reviewed original transcript checked with full preceding career-change answer and following response; audio not checked. Whole episode9words.
- Nobel Prize Conversations with John Jumper, June 19, 2025
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