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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments

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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For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing. – 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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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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Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face ones own inner self. – Michel de Montaigne

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Look how many millions of people are underemployed or have lost their jobs. The last thing Im going to do is play politics with their future. – Lindsey Graham

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Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature. – Walter Savage Landor

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