There's something marvellously compelling, for me, about the proposition that the most intricate biological tools we possess should be able to do more than tap against inert plastic keys or glass.
"My corporate advisors came to me with the proposition that it was entirely possible, as well as highly beneficial, to negotiate a deal with Ticketus that would allow us to complete the takeover and maximise working capital for the club's day-to-day business".
Virtual history is all very well but, even now, "if you ask me to entertain the proposition that the defeat of National Socialism was not worth the 50m dead and the uncounted horrors of the second world war, I simply could not".
The main thing as co-founder Stef Lewandowski tells me, is to "test the proposition out".
Air travel meant unlimited access to coffee dispensed by adults who were either too surprised to deny me or somehow amused by the proposition.
When my friend Shelly Higgins invited me to go backcountry skiing in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia — she had reserved the Sol Mountain ski lodge for an entire week — the proposition struck me as both dangerous and extravagant.
In other words, the proposition hit me at a time when I needed a shake-up and was vulnerable enough to accept a temporary job 1,000 miles away without hesitation.
Mark then put the proposition to me, saying, 'I'd like to help write a book too.'" Patel said the book is targeted to students under the age of 12. "When people say, 'What do you want be when you grow up?' everyone says things like doctor, lawyer and engineer, but 'an entrepreneur' is not really something you hear," Patel said.
"To me, that proposition is much weaker.
I have to assume that, at a certain point, the proposition will present itself to me.
