If a group of teens hung a noose on a tree, and the principal recommended to expel them, and then the school board overruled them, what would you say about that?
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In fact, I think starting any sentence with "just between us" is almost guaranteed to ensure that what you are about to say will not stay confidential, in the same way that it is usually a bad idea to precede any complex physical action with "Watch this!"
The key is that the less you say about what you do the more people will remember what you do and what distinguishes you from everyone else who claims that they do what you do.
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"I walked into the office and he got up, smiled, gave me a big hug and he said, 'Now, I'll tell you what, man, that's one of the things I like about you, you say what's on your mind, ' " the vice president recounted.
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Can you talk about what you know or what you're hearing that would lead you to say that our recession might be permanent, when others in our history have not?
Given what you do know about these packages now, would you say that this was more than just a dry run?
So if you could talk about how you deal with that even as you say you're rebalancing, and what specifically is to come.
Which, in essence, is that you should never listen to what people say about something but should instead look at what they actually do.
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You can imagine what someone like Alan Greenspan or Ben Bernanke might say about that idea.
Say what you like about Mr Blair, he does not belong in that universe.
Say what you will about Tony Blair, he figures, correctly, that the new economy is about talent and capital.
Say what you will about our Fed Chairman, but it is clear that Gentle Ben is bound and determined to keep the U.S. economy out of deflationary spiral.
If we were to be able to make enormous savings right away we would say that then you have to start worrying about what the impact on the recovery is.
Say what you will about Walmart and its ongoing sustainability efforts, but it appears that the big box behemoth has done a bang-up job at winning over Portland-area naysayers and NIMBYists who have historically grabbed their torches and tried to chase the company out of town.
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As long as you are satisfied, it does not matter what others say about becoming a top player in that area.
Most Americans have no idea what you are talking about when you say FATCA, and neither to the citizens of the countries that are signing these IGAs.
We've got a debate on Monday on foreign policy, and I'm very interested in seeing what Governor Romney has to say about that. (Laughter.) You know, he said that it was "tragic" the way I ended the war in Iraq.
And will it be that hard to triangulate what others say to, and about, you in order for big corporations to get a better idea of your whole story?
Now, as a local reporter, what's the issue that you just shake your head when you hear Romney talk about and you say, that does not sound like Governor Mitt Romney?
While I have no idea if any of those companies are planning to say anything material this week, I might remind you and them what the Commission was concerned about is that information be made available to all investors on an equal basis, without special treatment for those who, say, have the time, money and access to attend a Goldman Sachs conference.
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It creates a sense of unpredictability, and we hate that because it makes us have to think about what you are going to do or say next, and we get uncomfortable.
"Every time I meet something I did not know existed I say, 'Nice to meet you, ' because it extended my idea of what life is about and that is what Ferran is doing, " says Vincente Todoli, former curator of London's Tate Modern.
Say what you will about the costs and benefits of policies promoting clean energy in the long run, the evidence suggests that those policies are putting large numbers of people to work in the United States.
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