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The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Action After Arrest Attacks Been Britain British Damaging Explained Fact Had Hugely Intelligence Just Linked Muslims Police Poor Possibly September Tens Tens Of Thousands Terrorist Thousands Very Would

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For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at others' expense. Then in recent decades it was all about GDP. It's only in very recent history that rulers have been willing to commit themselves to helping their citizens live happier lives.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: About Achieve Been Citizens Commit Conquer Decades Expense Glory Goal Happier Helping History Human Human History Land Live Lives Main Most Only Others Recent Rulers States Themselves Then Very Willing Gdp

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I think the one thing that athletics prepared me for that's been more beneficial than anything has been the humbling times.

~Geoff Stults

Topics: Anything Athletics Been Beneficial Humbling Me More One Thing Prepared Than The One Thing Thing Think Times I Think

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I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film, comedies and some dramas, but I am, um, as long as the script inspires me and there good people, that's it. I'm in.

~Geoff Stults

Topics: Able Am Back Been Between Blessed Bounce Career Comedies Different Different Things Dramas Feel Film Forth Good Good People Inspires Long Me People Script Some Television Things Um Very I Am I Feel

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I wanted to do a comedy. I'd been actively looking for a comedy. I wanted to do one that was different. Nothing against them, but I wasn't interested in just your normal sitcom, boy meets girl.

~Geoff Stults

Topics: Actively Against Been Boy Comedy Different Girl Interested Just Looking Meets Normal Nothing Sitcom Them Wanted Your

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The contribution of Anthony William Greig to English cricket has been underestimated because of his allegiance to Kerry Packer and his choice to recruit players for World Series Cricket while still the England captain. His critics hold that as a black mark against him, which rules out anything else he may have done.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Against Allegiance Anything Anything Else Because Been Black Captain Choice Contribution Cricket Critics Done Else England English He Him His Hold Kerry Mark May Out Players Recruit Rules Series Still Underestimated Which While William World World Series

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A lot of wasted energy in my life has been spent on sorting out problems and issues at Yorkshire cricket. Of course, I know I made mistakes along the way, but I care passionately about the club - I always have done and always will.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: About Along Always Been Care Club Course Cricket Done Energy Issues Know Life Lot Made Mistakes My Life Out Passionately Problems Spent Wasted Way Will Yorkshire I Care

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Throughout Yorkshire's history, the committee had not been known for its visionary approach. They just assumed that because Yorkshire had been fantastic in the past, and the county was full of kids wanting to play cricket, everything would be okay.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Approach Assumed Because Been Committee County Cricket Everything Fantastic Full Had History In The Past Just Kids Known Okay Past Play Throughout Visionary Wanting Would Yorkshire

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I don't think anybody can totally change what they are. I'd always been a strident individual, but cancer does smooth off a lot of the edges. I have been lucky to have survived an extra 12 years of my life with my wife and daughter.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Always Anybody Been Cancer Change Daughter Does Edges Extra Individual Life Lot Lucky My Life Off Smooth Survived Think Totally Wife Years

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Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to your child, to reduce stresses in their life, to use positive incentives and words.

~Geoffrey Canada

Topics: About Been Child Families How Important Incentives Informed Kept Kids Life Often Poor Positive Read Really Reduce Stresses Use Who Words Your Your Child

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