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1 " Certain barriers do require a critical mass of action at the right time to overcome the inertia that is greater than incremental change. "
― David Jaber , Our Historic Moment: Purpose, Planet and Places to Intervene (paperback)
2 " Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens. "
― Paul Collier , The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
3 " Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of those willing to 'come out,' thereby encouraging others to do so. Even if they can't be herded, cats in sufficient numbers can make a lot of noise and they cannot be ignored. "
― Richard Dawkins , The God Delusion
4 " If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think. "
