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School boards are, for the most part,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about.

~Eli Broad

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I like the little semi-competencies of human beings, I realize. Governance, after all, is a messy business, a world of demi-solutions and compromise, where ideals are tarnished regularly.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: After Beings Business Compromise Governance Human Human Beings Ideals Like Little Messy Realize Regularly Where World

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Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside a country.

~Emile Lahoud

Topics: Cannot Country Democracy Good Good Governance Governance Imported Imposed Modernity Outside

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For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Administrators Anyone Basis Confirm Controversial Discuss Discussions Does Ever Followed Governance Issues Lists Mechanisms Openly Regular Regular Basis Shortcomings Strong Who Wikipedia Will

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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.

~Federica Mogherini

Topics: Based Continue European European Union Fully Global Governance Human Human Rights Institutions International International Law Law Rights Strong Support Union Will

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We need to put in place an economic system of governance for the euro-zone.

~Francois Fillon

Topics: Economic Economic System Governance Need Place Put System

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I'd guess blockchains will be the full-blown backbone of virtual worlds - the system for currency, assets, identity, even governance - before doing the same in the 'real world.' Which is where I think we will end up in the real world eventually; it's just a matter of which goes first and how long until it's the case for both.

~Fred Ehrsam

Topics: Assets Backbone Before Both Case Currency Doing End Even Eventually First Goes Governance Guess How Identity Just Long Matter Real Real World Same System The Real World Think Until Up Virtual Where Which Will World Worlds I Think

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We are on our way to blockchains as the fabric of society - the system for what we own (assets), who we are (identity), how we make decisions (governance), and more in an increasingly digital world. It's going to be a wild ride.

~Fred Ehrsam

Topics: Assets Decisions Digital Digital World Fabric Going Governance How Identity Increasingly Make More Our Own Ride Society System Way Who Wild World

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There's something called CEQA in California - NEPA at the federal level. There's indigenous lands and autonomies relating to governance on those lands. There are all kinds of obstructions as it relates to just getting zoning approval and getting building permits.

~Gavin Newsom

Topics: Approval Building California Federal Getting Governance Indigenous Just Kinds Lands Level Permits Relates Relating Something Those

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The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually talking about a European Monetary Fund or euro bonds, about guarantees for countries, about economic governance in the European Union. That shows the strength of Europe.

~George Papandreou

Topics: About Actually Bonds Coordinated Countries Crisis Economic Euro Europe European European Union Fact Fund Going Governance Guarantees Integrated Monetary More Opportunity Shows Strength Talking Through Union

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