The young man had an annoyed look on his face and, motioning with his index finger, he summoned the women to a corner in the room.

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Because this evening, we welcome, not the statesmen who decide great questions of war and peace, but citizens -- men and women from every corner of our country, from every rank of our military, every branch of our service -- who answer the call, who go to war, who defend the peace.

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In one corner four young women chatted about the costume.

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Assets: Owns 72% of Luxottica, which in turn owns Lenscrafters in the U.S. Other holdings include stake in Italy's GS hypermarket chain and 100% of U.S. women's clothing retailer Casual Corner.

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Then, on a flight from New York to Milan in 1997, Leonardo mentioned to Claudio that he was at his wit's end with Casual Corner, the ailing women's apparel chain that had come with his acquisition of LensCrafters' parent, U.S. Shoe.

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Then, on a flight from New York to Milan in 1997, Leonardo mentioned to Claudio that he was at his wit's end with Casual Corner, the ailing women's-apparel chain based in Enfield, Connecticut, that had come with his acquisition of LensCrafters' parent, U.S. Shoe.

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And if you fight for your seat at the table, and you set a better example, and you persevere in what you decide to do with your life, I have every faith not only that you will succeed, but that, through you, our nation will continue to be a beacon of light for men and women, boys and girls, in every corner of the globe.

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Women and minorities are the Ferraris parked on every corner from Wall Street to Main Street.

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Just around the corner is a group of smart young women, sitting at a trestle table in the middle of the street, next to their tents.

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Perhaps women make it to the doorways of those impressive corner offices and realize that they will never have what it takes to succeed there namely, guaranteed, unpaid domestic care for their kids, enjoyed by every generation of executives that came before them.

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What surprised me most was the timidity and diffidence, and maladroitness, of the young men, who basically huddled in a corner by themselves and stared at their shoes, while the young women were waiting to be approached.

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