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From the Ted Talk by Dame Stephanie Shirley: Why do ambitious women have flat heads?


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And so that some of my wealth does go back to the industry from which it stems, I've also founded the Oxford Internet Institute and other IT ventures. The Oxford ieetrnnt Institute focuses not on the technology, but on the social, economic, legal and ethical issues of the Internet.

Giles died unexpectedly 17 yreas ago now. And I have learned to live without him, and I have leraned to live without his need of me. Philanthropy is all that I do now. I need never worry about getting lost because several charities would quickly come and find me. (Laughter)

It's one thing to have an idea for an enterprise, but as many poeple in this room will know, making it heppan is a very difficult thing and it deandms extraordinary energy, self-belief and dmeteartionin, the courage to risk family and home, and a 24/7 commitment that borders on the obsessive. So it's just as well that I'm a workaholic. I believe in the beauty of work when we do it pprolrey and in humility. Work is not just something I do when I'd rather be doing something else.

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And so that some of my wealth does go back to the industry from which it stems, I've also founded the Oxford Internet Institute and other IT ventures. The Oxford ________ Institute focuses not on the technology, but on the social, economic, legal and ethical issues of the Internet.

Giles died unexpectedly 17 _____ ago now. And I have learned to live without him, and I have _______ to live without his need of me. Philanthropy is all that I do now. I need never worry about getting lost because several charities would quickly come and find me. (Laughter)

It's one thing to have an idea for an enterprise, but as many ______ in this room will know, making it ______ is a very difficult thing and it _______ extraordinary energy, self-belief and _____________, the courage to risk family and home, and a 24/7 commitment that borders on the obsessive. So it's just as well that I'm a workaholic. I believe in the beauty of work when we do it ________ and in humility. Work is not just something I do when I'd rather be doing something else.

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  1. happen
  2. people
  3. determination
  4. years
  5. properly
  6. demands
  7. learned
  8. internet

Original Text


And so that some of my wealth does go back to the industry from which it stems, I've also founded the Oxford Internet Institute and other IT ventures. The Oxford Internet Institute focuses not on the technology, but on the social, economic, legal and ethical issues of the Internet.

Giles died unexpectedly 17 years ago now. And I have learned to live without him, and I have learned to live without his need of me. Philanthropy is all that I do now. I need never worry about getting lost because several charities would quickly come and find me. (Laughter)

It's one thing to have an idea for an enterprise, but as many people in this room will know, making it happen is a very difficult thing and it demands extraordinary energy, self-belief and determination, the courage to risk family and home, and a 24/7 commitment that borders on the obsessive. So it's just as well that I'm a workaholic. I believe in the beauty of work when we do it properly and in humility. Work is not just something I do when I'd rather be doing something else.

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