Lionel Barber Quotes
There is no conflict between best in British class and being a global newspaper. We are an international newspaper rooted in the City of London, and I think people understand that. The 'FT' stands out as a global niche product.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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Entrepreneurship is seen as if you're in Silicon Valley or New York City and starting an app business or a social-media business, which is cool. But what we really have to focus on is people who make things, and how can we fund them, and how can we encourage people to stay in their community and make a difference in their community.
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With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it.
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I would love to work with the great movie actors of our time.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive.
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them.
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When you see U2 or the Rolling Stones, after years of knowing each other, they don't have to look at each other to connect.
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I am interested in writing how women really feel, how they really think, and how they respond to men. I don't want men reading my books because they might find out too much.
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As a parent, a scientist, and educator, what I know is that it's always better to provide the education that will help keep my children - all people - safe, even if I don't want them to engage in the behavior.
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Everyone has their own different life experiences which make them who they are. No two people's life experiences are the same. And mine are just unique to me.
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I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance.
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There is no conflict between best in British class and being a global newspaper. We are an international newspaper rooted in the City of London, and I think people understand that. The 'FT' stands out as a global niche product.
