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" England was always very special. It was so important because the reason Benny and I started writing was the Beatles. During the Sixties, England was everything. To be number one in England was more important than being number one in America because England set the tone. " - Bjorn Ulvaeus

" Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England. " - Isa Guha

" A lot of people might think the job of a model isn’t necessary anymore, but just like an actor, singer – how they make you feel a certain way – how watching a dancer gives you emotion, models can do the exact same thing to many different people. " - Coco Rocha

" You never know who’s being impressed from what you’re doing. " - Rob Morgan

" By far, the most determining factor of any brand is the product or the service the company produces. Branding companies have very rarely any significant influence on that, but it is, of course, in their interest to amplify their importance. " - Stefan Sagmeister

" From the late David Broder on down, the most powerful and influential of the great Washington columnists and journalists tend to cultivate the driest, least lively voices possible. " - Alex Pareene

" If you can work a brand successfully into the narrative of your product, then it’s really cool. Then people actually take the brand up and say, ‘My positive experience in your product is directly connected and influenced by this brand and that worked great.’ " - Max Levchin

" I think more people wanted to sound like the Ramones than The Velvet Underground. So many bands try to imitate us. Anywhere I go in the world, I hear it. " - Marky Ramone

" In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a £10 trillion E.U., not a £1.5 trillion Britain. " - Douglas Alexander

" I was one of the ones that created the expansion for the sport. " - Diego Sanchez