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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'

Vince Cable

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Bei meinem Versuch, die zukünftige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Shell-Ölkonzerns vorherzusagen, wurde ich häufig an ein arabisches Sprichwort erinnert: "Wer behauptet, die Zukunft vorauszusehen, lügt, auch wenn er zufällig später recht hat."

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