Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
Interpretation
Immigrants are essential to the success of a country due to the skills they bring.
This quote emphasizes the crucial role that immigrants play in the prosperity and progress of a nation. Charles Kennedy highlights that the unique skills and contributions of immigrants are indispensable to the success of Britain, underlining the importance of welcoming diversity and the value of each individual's input in achieving national goals.
In practice
In a speech at an economic conference highlighting the importance of workforce diversity.
Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of their family background. I don't want to see students struggling with huge debts or frightened off even going to university in the first place.
I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.
Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who execute them are not.
By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase. The opening is the only phase that holds out the potential for true creativity and doing something entirely new.
I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
Don't chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you.
For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.
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