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" When I taught, all my best students were women. "

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" Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated. "

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" Of course, my family helped me, my brothers helped me, but after I set up my own office I had to really help myself. Some people seem to think I had an oil well in my garden! It's a nice idea but not true. "

" When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building. "

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