Quote by Vince Cable
My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I l

My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered old college environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls. – Vince Cable

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Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including non-bank lending. These new forms of finance are still small in scale today but they should, over time, bring additional choice and greater competition to the lending market. – Vince Cable

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finance
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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right. – Vince Cable

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Future
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My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look at the world in a long-term way. Shell takes a 20-year view on events and plans for different scenarios. It makes you see the world as a kind of large matrix. – Vince Cable

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The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something. – Eric Sevareid

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Newt Gingrich is one of the brightest people in the Republican Party and hes always been a little unorthodox in his approach to politics, but thats what makes him Newt Gingrich. – Gary Bauer

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Most people dont want to talk about politics and religion. They say, Lets talk about something else. – Prince

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Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system – like our physical existence – still breaks down along geographical lines. – Eric Alterman

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He liked to go from A to B without inventing letters between. – John McPhee

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My dad knows how to tell a story. Hed make me laugh by doing all the different voices. – Lily Collins

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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures. – Luc De Clapiers

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