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Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?
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I have for some time now been deeply troubled by the growing difficulties faced by Christian communities in various parts of the Middle East. It seems to me that we cannot ignore the fact that Christians in the Middle East are increasingly being deliberately targeted by fundamentalist Islamist militants.
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We might be more inclined to think about the longer term if we were more aware of what is happening around us. Perhaps daily weather forecasts could include a few basic facts about the Earth's vital signs or details of where climate change is increasing the likelihood of damaging weather?
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You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored.
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I think I can safely say that, as adolescents, most people have excess energy to spare and need adventure, excitement, and a challenge.
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I'm not very good at being a performing monkey.
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We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally.
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The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character.
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I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.
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The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago.
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I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.
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All the time I feel I must justify my existence.
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We're busily wrecking the chances for future generations at a rapid rate of knots by not recognizing the damage we're doing to the natural environment, bearing in mind that this is the only planet that we know has any life on it.
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All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry.
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Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear.
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We are not the technology. It should be our - you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think.
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There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something.
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It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage.
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Congratulations to 'Countdown' - it was an evening I will never forget - and a special thank you to Molly Meldrum.
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I have often thought that one of the less attractive traits of various professional bodies and institutions is the deeply ingrained suspicion and outright hostility which can exist towards anything unorthodox or unconventional.
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Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is the monopoly of other religions, including Christianity.
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As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me.
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For me, Lord Mountbatten represented the grandfather I never had.