#be

My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look at the world in a long-term way. Shell takes a 20-year view on events and plans for different scenarios. It makes you see the world as a kind of large matrix. ↗

— Vince Cable

#different #events #experience #kind #large

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#been #handed #merely #now #over

I've never been one for doing remixes. Then I've gotta decide which version am I gonna be tonight: country Carrie or pop Carrie? I'd rather just make country music that anybody can get into no matter what they listen to. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#anybody #been #carrie #country #country music

What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow. ↗

— Elizabeth Kostova

#dracula #historian #transylvania #beauty

The economy has become seriously unbalanced. Its growth has not been driven by investment or by overcoming Britain's long-standing weaknesses in investment and productivity, particularly skills. Instead, there has been a binge of debt-financed consumer spending. ↗

— Vince Cable

#been #binge #britain #consumer #driven

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also. ↗

— Julius Caesar

#believe #imagine #others #ourselves #readily

We've got to get back on track to working with them. Because if I and my colleagues are going to continue to attract inward investment from overseas - you know particularly from the big Asian countries - they see Britain as a gateway to Europe. They don't want any doubts cast upon that. ↗

— Vince Cable

#asian #asian countries #attract #back #because

When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability, not its most marketable asset. ↗

— Vince Cable

#balance #become #becomes #biggest #brown

You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for wanting power. That's the Labour party's line of attack, and it's a bit ridiculous. ↗

— Vince Cable

#being #bit #criticised #government #labour

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected. ↗

— Julius Caesar

#disturbed #something #unexpected