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Bill Nye I am so old, I entered engineering school with a slide rule. And I left engineering school with a calculator. I can still use a slide rule but it's not a skill you especially need anymore.
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Bill Nye There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.
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Elizabeth Holmes I believe in the unlimited power of women in the context of science and engineering.
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Ben Bernanke Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.
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Bill Griffith We're going to throw the football, ... We're hoping our team speed helps us get past those 300-pounders.
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