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For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spill

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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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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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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I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable

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I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didnt see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. – Clyde Tombaugh

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For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didnt do very well in school. The basic system of education, I didnt fit in my intelligence was elsewhere. – Bruce Springsteen

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Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I dont think it works that way, and Ive been watching this for a longtime. – Jonathan Kozol

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Music – thats been my education. Theres not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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