One passage in here we see the commitment to excellence is uncompromised and personal sensitivity is irrelevant if when theres a mistake. When i read that i thought the last 60 years just kumble. Because in most workplaces and most schools personal sensitivity is not making people feel bad, is a high priority do think that comes as he extends of excellence . It is a good point, the fact is on the battlefield there is no trophy for second place much less ninth place. You have got to win. So youre brought up with a very grim set of skills by people who have been there, done it and they are not really interested in reasons white cannot happen. You have simply got to carry through but pretty soon what carries you along, you know everybody beside you is also going to be there and when trouble looms they will come even at the risk of their life. It is humbling but interesting. You are now part of something bigger than yourself and i think that is really what expands you. It does not shrink y
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Dynamics on the middle east and its important to recognize that everything here is on the record. Before we begin id like to highlight the Atlantic Councils collaboration with ifpi, which is the Italian Institute for International Political studies. This is the second year that our two organizations have partners produced an outstanding work on the changing landscape in the middle east. Today we are pleased to release our new collected volume, the mino region, and its now available for download online. A special thanks goes out to the president of ifpi, ambassador monsolo for his continuous collaboration in our joint ventures and indebted to the Italian Foreign ministry, in particular to the italian ambassador for his unwavering drive to see our two institutions partnering for not only the two countries they represent, but for the entire community. Ambassador monsolo couldnt be here at the last minute, but asked me to read this note. Its great regret i address you all in writing when i
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
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