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Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than crammed into an airplane. They take time to plug into the local culture instead of racing through a list of tourist traps.

~Carl Honore

Topics: Advocate Airplane Bicycle Boat Culture Even Foot Instead Journey List Local Now Plug Racing Rather Rivals Slow Take Than Through Time Tourist Train Traps Travel Travelling

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In this media-drenched, multitasking, always-on age, many of us have forgotten how to unplug and immerse ourselves completely in the moment. We have forgotten how to slow down. Not surprisingly, this fast-forward culture is taking a toll on everything from our diet and health to our work and the environment.

~Carl Honore

Topics: Age Culture Diet Down Environment Everything Forgotten Health How Immerse Many Moment Our Ourselves Slow Surprisingly Taking Toll Unplug Us Work

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We live in a culture that's been hijacked by the management consultant ethos. We want everything boiled down to a Power Point slide. We want metrics and 'show me the numbers.' That runs counter to the immensely complex nature of so many social, economic and political problems. You cannot devise an algorithm to fix them.

~Carl Honore

Topics: Algorithm Been Cannot Complex Consultant Counter Culture Down Economic Ethos Everything Fix Hijacked Immensely Live Management Many Me Nature Numbers Point Political Power Problems Runs Show Slide Social Them Want You

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We're so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.

~Carl Honore

Topics: Almost Aspect Community Culture Diet Environment Every Fail Health Lives Notice Our Our Community Our Lives Relationships Speed Takes Toll Work

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The return to the Organization of the United States of America, the bearers of a great and diversified democratic culture that has inspired many other peoples.

~Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Topics: America Culture Democratic Diversified Great Inspired Many Organization Other People Return States United United States United States Of America

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The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth.

~Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Topics: All Nations Appears Culture Diffusion Earth Ever Follow More Must Nations Path Peace Salvation Than

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Here's the American situation - we have moved from a culture of independence to a culture of dependence. We have moved from capitalism into the direction of socialism. We have moved from being a beacon of strength internationally to a position of weakness.

~Carlos Beruff

Topics: American Beacon Being Capitalism Culture Dependence Direction Here Independence Internationally Moved Position Situation Socialism Strength Weakness

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Contrary to the macho culture of Mexico, both my grandmothers were very brave young widows. I was always very close to these hard-working, intelligent women.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Always Both Brave Close Contrary Culture Grandmothers Hard-Working Intelligent Macho Mexico Very Were Widows Women Young

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Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.

~Carlos Ghosn

Topics: Achievements Allowed Company Culture Delivered Expecting Good Great Had His Impact Leads Leaving Nobody Obstacles Overcome Performance Profound Somebody Value Who Without

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War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture.

~Carlos Saavedra Lamas

Topics: Comprehension Culture End Even Implies Interests Lack Means Mutual National Undermining War

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