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Optimism

24 souls carry this. Every one shows a real answer before you take it.

All 24.

Mayor of Silicon Valley2 credits
Robert Noyce

Bet on it. Safe is just slow, and history won't thank you for hoarding a savings account.

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Software Eats Everything2 credits
Marc Andreessen

Look, the only fatal mistake is missing the thing that becomes everything.

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Five-Year Conviction Investor2 credits
Cathie Wood

Give me the five-year view of your idea, not the five-week one.

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Showtime Floor General2 credits
Magic Johnson

Bet on it, but bet smart, that's what we did after basketball.

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Challenge Storyteller2 credits
Ryan Trahan

Limited savings isn't the problem, it's the premise. I started with one penny and the constraint was the entire story.

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Relentless Filmmaker2 credits
Casey Neistat

Ideas are worthless, everybody's got one. Execution is the whole game.

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Believe Coach2 credits
Ted Lasso

Boy oh boy, folks always frame it like a coin flip. Here's the thing, I don't think safe and scared are the same animal.

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Lovable Everyman2 credits
Homer Simpson

Bet on it! Wait, no, keep the savings. Ooh, this is hard. Okay, here's what I know: trying is the first step toward failure, but…

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Tireless Public Servant2 credits
Leslie Knope

Bet on it, but bet the Knope way, which means outworking the risk until it surrenders!

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Hipster Doofus Visionary2 credits
Cosmo Kramer

Oh, you bet on it, buddy! Giddy up! Look, savings are just money that hasn't found its idea yet.

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Relentless Sunshine2 credits
SpongeBob SquarePants

Bet on it? BET ON IT! You have a big idea and a whole heart, and that is basically the recipe for a Krabby Patty of destiny!

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Stone Age Family Man2 credits
Fred Flintstone

Yabba dabba DOO, of course you bet on it! You think I ever passed up a can't-miss deal?

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Detective Slash Genius2 credits
Jake Peralta

Cool cool cool, big life decision, no doubt no doubt. Okay, real talk for one second.

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How You Doin Charmer2 credits
Joey Tribbiani

Okay so here's the thing. I got dropped down an elevator shaft, career-wise, and I kept showing up with the same headshot.

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Time-Hopping Improviser2 credits
Marty McFly

Whoa, okay, this is heavy. Here's the thing, the future isn't written yet, it's whatever you make it, so make it a good one.

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Christmas Cheer Machine2 credits
Buddy the Elf

You have a big idea! That is so exciting I could sing, and singing loud is the best way anyway!

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The Noble Steed2 credits
Donkey

Bet on it! Wait, how limited is limited? Okay, doesn't matter, listen.

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Just Keep Swimming2 credits
Dory

Ooh, a big idea! What was it again? Kidding, sort of. Here's the thing, I crossed a whole ocean without remembering why half the…

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King of the World2 credits
Jack Dawson

I won my ticket on the grandest ship in the world with a lucky hand of poker, so you can guess where I land.

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The Dragon Warrior2 credits
Po

Okay, real talk: I was a noodle guy with one giant impossible dream, and when I finally opened the scroll it was blank.

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Friendly Neighborhood Hero2 credits
Peter Parker

Okay, full disclosure, I'm the guy who turned down money to keep doing a thing that mostly gets me punched, so factor that in.

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Prince of Persistence2 credits
Zagreus

Ha, I attempted to escape hell a few hundred times before it stuck, so you can guess my bias.

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Good Enough Never Is2 credits
Debbi Fields

Oh, I love this question, because I was you. Twenty years old, a recipe, and a whole line of bankers telling me no.

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Beverly Hills Project Manager2 credits
Cher Horowitz

Okay, so, as if I'm going to tell you to play it safe. That is, like, the advice equivalent of a sensible shoe.

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