Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt
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They have to make a convincing argument they have the best idea. The biggest challenge they're going to have with their engine is that, it seems so easy, I think a lot of people are going to think it's too good to be true.
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It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.
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Future growth will be the result of more vehicle manufacturers entering the hybrid-electric market and a greater number of hybrid models. There are currently only 11 hybrid models available in the U.S market, and by 2012 that number could increase to 52 models.
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When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.
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I believe we have the potential to quadruple Australia's food exports to Asia.
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I love Australia. I love the people there; they are fantastic. The business opportunities are endless.
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I have a dream that in the not-too-distant future, Visy Tumut will spend around $100 m to expand our clean energy generation here and take in additional waste forest wood to generate clean renewable energy and sell it into the power grid.
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I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.
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In my view, helping to feed a hungry world is Australia's greatest responsibility and opportunity in the 21st century.
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High-profile industry disruptions such as steel or car plant closures attract much media and political attention.
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I'm proud we have built a billion-dollar business from scratch here in the US. It has been done very much in a slow, building way. It wasn't an instant type of thing. America is a huge market where persistence is very important, and I am a builder by nature.
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I believe in the difference that a man or woman can make at the top of an organisation. Once you have a really good guy in place at the top, the next most important thing is continuity of management as opposed to a revolving door.
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You could arguably get just as well or better fuel economy with a four-cylinder gasoline Accord for $8,000 to $10,000 less.
I like to do things that you need to chip away at.