"Advisers who think that they are very clever……" — Geoff Mulgan
"Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of the world would be solved if the thick listened to the clever, are liable to be disappointed."
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77 Quotes by Geoff Mulgan
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Teenagers learn best by doing things, they learn best in teams and they learn best by doing things for real…
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Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.
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One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas…
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The longer you commute the less happy you're likely to be.
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The central position of finance capital is going to come to an end, and it's going to steadily move to…
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I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If…
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Even many of the teenagers who feel confident on navigating the web simply don't have the skills needed to 'write…
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Governments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much…
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In every capitalist economy there are anti-capitalist movements, activists, and even political parties; in a way, that there are no…
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Many of the greatest composers and musicians do their best work in extreme confinement but we are seeing it in…
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On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much…
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Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats;…
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