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Pishevar, co-founder and managing director of Sherpa Capital, is a powerful figure in the Valley and a bridge to establishment figures on both coasts. He cultivated a relationship with Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick and publicly came to his defense when he was ousted as chief executive officer and sued by another investor.

~Emily Chang

Topics: Another Both Bridge Came Capital Chief Chief Executive Cultivated Defense Director Establishment Executive Figure Figures He His Investor Managing Officer Powerful Publicly Relationship Sued Valley Uber

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I was just a ham since about the age of five. If I was performing at Medieval Times or something, I'd be the court jester. That was always my defense mechanism. I was never all that funny; I was just obnoxious and loud.

~Emma Stone

Topics: About Age Always Court Defense Defense Mechanism Five Funny Ham Just Loud Mechanism Medieval Never Obnoxious Performing Since Something Times

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You need a debate and a vote on the principles: Do you want more Europe or less Europe? Do you believe we are more efficient with defense and security with Europe, or not? Do you believe we are more efficient for our companies with or without Europe? Those are the questions we have to discuss and push our people to vote on it.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Believe Companies Debate Defense Discuss Efficient Europe Less More Need Our Our People People Principles Push Questions Security Those Vote Want Without You

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The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.

~Eric Holder

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What we mean by an outcome will naturally depend on the context. Thus, for a government charged with delivering public goods, an outcome will consist of the quantities provided of such goods as intercity highways, national defense and security, environmental protection, and public education together with the arrangements by which they are financed.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Arrangements Charged Consist Context Defense Delivering Depend Education Environmental Environmental Protection Financed Goods Government Highways Mean National National Defense Naturally Outcome Protection Provided Public Public Education Quantities Security Thus Together Which Will

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I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand.

~Eric Schlosser

Topics: About Animal Animal Rights Basic Care Defense Favor Food Fruits Hand Human Human Rights Like Movement Much People Picking Rights See Should Stand Stronger Take Vegan Vegetables Vegetarian Who You Your

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My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.

~Eric Williams

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As my friends will tell you, I am a superior agonizer. Believe me, you do not want me in the cockpit of an airliner. But in my defense, choosing an idea is also a high-stakes affair.

~Erik Larson

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It had not yet been named Silicon Valley, but you had the defense industry, you had Hewlett-Packard. But you also had the counter-culture, the Bay Area. That entire brew came together in Steve Jobs.

~Erik Qualman

Topics: Also Area Bay Bay Area Been Came Defense Entire Had Industry Jobs Named Silicon Silicon Valley Steve Steve Jobs Together Valley You

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Britain, however, has ended up specializing in the ones you don't see as much of: defense aerospace, making drive shafts for cars, pills and drugs, designing chips that go into 94 percent of the world's mobile phones.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Aerospace Britain Car Chips Defense Designing Drive Ended Go However Making Mobile Mobile Phones Much Percent Phones Pills See Up World You

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