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There is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It's complicated, but if the population doesn't save, the economy will not tend to export as much, and if it doesn't export as much, it won't manufacture enough.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Between Complicated Degree Economy Enough Export Following Link Manufacture Manufacturing Much Population Save Saving Strong Tend Things Three Will

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Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Announced Back British Challenges Cherish Debate Defend Democracy Face Green Infrastructure Like Live Many Now Often Our Passionately Projects Rightly Some Spaces Them Things Undoubtedly Very Yards Years

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I've always been scared of advertising folk. I've met them at parties and I've been to their offices and I've always found them intimidatingly cool. At one company I visited, they held their meetings in a caravan that had somehow been installed in the place, a rather more exotic place to gather than the typical BBC glass box.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Advertising Always Been Box Caravan Company Cool Exotic Folk Found Gather Glass Had Held Meetings Met More Offices Parties Place Rather Scared Somehow Than Them Typical Visited Bbc

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Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that human settlement does not fill up the U.K. at all. It accounts for something of the order of 15 per cent of the landmass.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Accounts Amount Cent Country Does Empty Empty Space Fill Fly Hugely Human Most Order Our Over People Per See Settlement Something Space Underestimate Up You

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Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.

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Topics: Back Car Look Moment Plow Someday

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Men don't know much about women. We do know when they're happy. We know when they're crying, and we know when they're pissed off. We just don't know in what order these are gonna come at us.

~Evan Davis

Topics: About Come Crying Gonna Happy Just Know Men Much Off Order Us Women

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I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't want the press to write about me... it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me.

~Evan Davis

Topics: About Being Gay Interesting Interesting Thing Keep Live Lots Matter Me Most Partner Press Proud Regret Secret Thing Very Want Write

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One of the key problems is that the Germans know what they do because everywhere they go there's a 'made in Germany' label on it - they can feel proud of Volkswagens and Audis and Mercedes.

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Topics: Because Everywhere Feel Germans Germany Go Key Know Label Made Mercedes Problems Proud

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Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it's often a very good way of clarifying issues.

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Topics: Argument Become Every Good Good Way Issue Issues Often Reducing Stale Very Way

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It's amazing, if you know what you want to say, how fast it is to write.

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Topics: Amazing Fast How Know Say Want Write You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Economist

Born: April 8th, 1962

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