"There's always a miasma of misinformation emerging from the higher education sector as to which are the 'best' courses to take. My advice would always be to ignore the perceived wisdom and look for the most reliable evidence on the ground."

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Source : "'I hope we'll achieve the political legitimacy of the games industry'". Interview with Keith Stuart, www.theguardian.com. July 7, 2009.

David Puttnam

#Advice Quotes #Looks Quotes #Higher Education Quotes

“Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.”
“I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me [Gretchen Wieners], but I can’t help it that I’m popular.”
“The way up and the way down are one and the same.”
“For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of truly execrable writing from being published.”
“A lot of those who let you down are those who seemed the closest to you.”
“Spider-Man is a genuine American myth with a dark, primal power ... but it's also got this great superhero, and - hey! - he can fly through the theater at 40 miles an hour. It's got villains, it's got skyscrapers, it's colorful, it's Manhattan. I knew it would be a challenge, but I saw the inherent theatricality in it, and I couldn't resist.”
“Our children are the gift we give the world we'll never see.”
“Rich countries want unfettered access to poor countries' markets, which are often heavily protected by tariffs, but they don't want to give up all the protections for their own goods and services.”

Source : "Why the WTO Is Obsolete". Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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