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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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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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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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Education
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The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House is really very high quality, and you also have a choice of eating in the more traditional restaurants, the Churchill Room or the Members Dining Room. I dont often eat in them, though, as Im usually on the run. – Vince Cable

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What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that came to me from my grandparents and came to them from theirs. Things that are of good use in any situation, no matter what the future may hold. – Tommy Lee Jones

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When I was a kid, I thought movie stars were women and men who were in these great films that we still look at now. But I dont think there are too many films coming out these days that were going to look at in the future and say, This is one of the great ones. – Lindsay Lohan

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The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past. – Tim Berners-Lee

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I dont have that much forward planning about what I want to do next, or in the future. – Heath Ledger

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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis. – King Abdullah II

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Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least. – Proverb

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The food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. Its eclectic but above all its fresh, inventive and creative and thats what I love about it. – Baz Luhrmann

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