Douglas Alexander Quotes
It would be wrong for us to offer difference from the Conservative Party at the cost of credibility, but equally it would be wrong to offer credibility at the cost of being clear that there remain very fundamental differences.
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I don't normally cook, but if I did it probably would be beans, sausage, bacon and eggs. I never really get to eat that to be honest.
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I cannot drink or do anything that changes the mind.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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It's a great time of the year... if you can stand it.
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I'm a proud family man.
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The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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I definitely think there's a positive to the world being shaken up right now. Things generally have to get worse before they get better.
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A puny body weakens the soul.
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People dance at any age.
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To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy speeches of defense fill the dialogue, the partners are not talking to each other but past each other. Take care to listen more than you speak. If you still can't agree on a solution, consider asking a third party, without a vested interest, to mediate.
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Democratic institutions are necessary and very important, and if I remained at the head of government, it could be an obstacle to democratic practice. Also, if I were to remain, then I would have to join one of the parties. If the Dalai Lama joins one party, then that makes it hard for the system to work.
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It would be wrong for us to offer difference from the Conservative Party at the cost of credibility, but equally it would be wrong to offer credibility at the cost of being clear that there remain very fundamental differences.
