His answer was that I was wrong, that I had made my mind up in advance, that I did not understand the subtleties of the European construction because I am from an island.

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What did not cross my mind as I was crossing the finish line was that I had finished.

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"When we were doing RoboCup (an international robotics competition) it did not enter my mind that the learnings I would take from my students I had trained could be used to build a company like Kiva Systems, " he says.

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And this one is a pet peeve of mine, specifically because I work with people that have gone to Phoenix and other places online and knowing what I went through at brick and mortar state school, there is no doubt in my mind that these people DID NOT work nearly as hard or learn and took the classes I had to.

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Well, I did not run for President to sweep our messes under the rug with the next election in mind. (Applause.) I ran for President to solve our problems -- once and for all -- with the next generation in mind.

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