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(Yes, I can also think of better ways to celebrate today, but I\u2019ve not yet found a way to get paid for them.)\u201cYou can\u2019t stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.\u201d Shmi SkywalkerChange is constant; disruption is the new normal; you need to be the change before you\u2019re overtaken by it. For the last couple of years, the tech sector has heard \u201cdisruption\u201d nearly constantly. Once you accept that change is constant, and that it can be empowering, it\u2019s actually an incredible Force for good.\u201cDo. Or do not. There is no try.\u201d YodaSorry, Yoda, I disagree. If anything, finding a successful model of anything is a continual cycle of try, fail, learn, adapt, try again. The trick is figuring out exactly what works and what doesn\u2019t. (We can help with that.)\u201cSomebody has to save our skins.\u201d Princess LeiaAnyone in content, marketing, or PR knows and uses this quote frequently. It\u2019s usually whispered in snarled tones about a salesperson or engineer that tried to (gasp!) speak in regular human-talk to a client or potential customer.\u201cI find your lack of faith disturbing.\u201d Darth VaderEvery programmer and engineer, ever, while explaining a new product\/app\/feature to the content, marketing, and PR staff.\u201cI\u2019ve got a bad feeling about this.\u201dA form of this quote is heard in all eight of the Star Wars films, every staff meeting that starts at 4:00 on a Friday, and at corporate retreats when the karaoke machine is wheeled into the room; frequently followed by, \u201cIt\u2019s a trap!\u201d as people try to dash out of the room.\u201cNever tell me the odds.\u201d Han SoloThough, sometimes the odds are good to know, especially when you’re trying to deliver\u00a0top-tier customer\u00a0engagement at hyperdrive pace.  Every digital moment matters.Are you making the most of them?1,000 business leaders dish on how to stand out from the crowd with a great CX. Get the details\u00a0HERE.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2017","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2017\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"05","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2017\/\/05\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"04","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2017\/\/05\/\/04\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"These are the quotes you’re looking for: Star Wars for work","item":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2017\/05\/04\/these-are-the-quotes-youre-looking-for-star-wars-for-work\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]