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Migration is a feature of globalisation. You can’t stop it; so every time a political party says it is going to be tough on immigration, it fails to deliver and loses trust.
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If you can talk brilliantly about a problem
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It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.
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Never forget, organizational values start and end with you, the leader. Whether your example is good or bad, expect most employees to follow your lead.
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A farmer friend of mine told me recently about a busload of middle school children who came to his farm for a tour. The first two boys off the bus asked, "Where is the salsa tree?" They thought they could go pick salsa, like apples and peaches. Oh my. What do they put on SAT tests to measure this? Does anybody care? How little can a person know about food and still make educated decisions about it? Is this knowledge going to change before they enter the voting booth? Now that's a scary thought.
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I think the kazoo and chocolate-chip cookies have a lot in common. All you need is a mouth to appreciate either one.
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When I look someone in the eye, they are immediately smitten with me.
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I like the U.S. and feel gratitude towards it.
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I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.
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The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
