Fresh baguettes, aromatic fromage, decadent patisseries: these foods have shaped the tourist vision of France for decades, calling to mind a country built on local market fare where every bite is better than the last.

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Love, on the other hand, is a state of mind, a clarity of vision that centers on all that is good and beautiful in the subject, warts and all.

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It is easy to look at these events now and tell yourself that it was the illogical mind at work during these periods of euphoria and failed vision.

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With this in mind, she and a hardworking team of change agents with a shared vision set out to create a safe place for business leaders who wanted to find ways to make a difference through their brands, to talk about how to do so within the context of their constraints.

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