David Blunkett Quotes
When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.

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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders.
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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.
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You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.' It's like... I don't think you want to hear my opinion about this.
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I didn't realize I was in an awkward phase when I was in an awkward phase. It was when I was between the ages of 9 and 11. I was homeschooled. Everything I wore was pink and sparkly. And I had an obsession with headbands. I felt like I rocked them, though!
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I live in a rural part of Virginia surrounded by farms and farmers.
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I'm not very technically minded. I mean, I don't know how to do e-mail on computers.
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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.
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Stay calm and aggressive.
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I started off in comedy, but that's just where I got my work. I've always been an actor.
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I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.
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You get into this situation, performing for T.V., where you have to speak with utter sincerity. It's just like the radio. You have to say it like you mean it, even though the thing you're saying is actually planned out.
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I always would dream of making music videos. Whenever I make music, I always have a visual in my mind. I always see things.
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Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.
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If they don't score, we can't lose.
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Death is the last fact of which we can be certain.
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This is a very difficult question. If you take a look at the aging population and demographics, we are going to have a big increase in the number of health care jobs needed in the state and in the country.
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Special-purpose dogs have been a critical component for police and military work in the current war on terror. These dogs are some of the bravest animals on the planet.
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When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.