Ninety-five percent of the world’s customers live outside the United States, and 81 percent of the economic growth over the next five years will occur outside America
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Girls State, June 2016
Writers have a constant battle between what they should be writing and the Internet. And the Internet is winning.
Steve Watkins, young adult author, Longwood Summer Literacy Institute, July 2016
The fact that everything we type is digitized is a fundamental shift in how we relate with each other. We’ll struggle for the next five or 10 years in how we handle this environment.
James Cartwright, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Longwood Cyber Security Summit, September 2016
We have never before in history known a mosquito bite to cause birth defect. Zika is unprecedented.
Dr. Marissa Levine, Virginia health commissioner, Summer Institute for School Nursing, July 2016
Never underestimate the power of the American worker if they have the right attitude and are led properly.
John Bassett III, chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture and subject of the book Factory Man, Longwood MBA summer residency, July 2016
It makes no sense to suspend kids for not coming to school.
Jo Ann Burkholder, director of the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Student Services, Summer Institute for School Nursing, July 2016
You cannot stop someone from typing a dumb email. Once you think you’re safe, it’s too late. There’s always a paper trail.
Rhonda Vetere, chief technology officer, Estée Lauder Companies, Longwood Cyber Security Summit, September 2016
Youth is a time for daring, for making mistakes. Nobody should start life as an obedient young fogey wearing sensible shoes.
Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World columnist and editor, Obligations of Citizens Lecture, September 2016
Nine vice presidents have become president because of the president’s death, assassination or resignation. That works out to 20 percent, or one-fifth, of all of our presidents who have come into the presidency initially from the vice presidency.
Dr. Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, panel discussion on vice presidency, October 2016
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