Quote by Vince Cable
Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerab

Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britains scientific competitiveness. – Vince Cable

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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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I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt – Gordon Browns legacy to millions of Britains families – will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come. – Vince Cable

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Fear
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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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Politics
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Education
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Real education must ultimately be limited to men who INSIST on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. – Ezra Pound, “The Instructor: II,” Chapter Eight, ABC of Reading, 1934

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Education

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Education

An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate. – Charles Stanley

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Education

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. – Annie Dillard

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Education

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One doesnt have a sense of humor. It has you. – Larry Gelbart

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Listen, whatever makes the movie better. Thats the attitude you have to have. – Joseph Kosinski

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Owning less is far more beneficial than organizing more. – Joshua Becker, becomingminimalist.com

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