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A living museum must surely see itself as a locus of argument. A breathing art institution is not a lockup but a moveable feast. ”
The most trusted way to keep moving up that value chain is to keep investing in individuals - to help them grow in knowledge and skills. Education is hard. It takes individuals to do the hard work. ”
I had a strong interest in free online education, and I was interested in what videos and formats would work for it. A lot of education workers were very sceptical about what computer scientists were doing. It was only after the first visible success of MOOCs that they started to take it seriously. ”
With growing economic prowess comes, of course, military power. ”
I'm proud to have played a major part in destroying Fleet Street, a corrupt cartel of unions and proprietors that operated against the public interest. ”
Britain is now living with the consequences of allowing an underclass to take root and fester. ”
In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways. ”
Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest. ”
The list of companies that have added their own financial metrics is not a savory group. ”
I grew up in the suburbs, so I figured 'Why not try downtown living?' And, honestly, I love it. I've been very pleasantly surprised at how much downtown Indianapolis has to offer. ”