Philip Hammond Quotes
Let me be absolutely clear: I think it is defeatist to sort of say we want to leave the European Union. We're going to try and change the rules and change the way it works and change the objectives that it has in order to make it something that works for Britain.

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I have a romantic conception of the writer's life, and the sort of writer's life that I admire is probably a childless life, possibly a marriageless life, certainly a travelling life - I'm in awe of how much D.H. Lawrence managed to get around. But that's never been something I'm capable of doing.
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My mom is from Cuba, my dad is from Spain, and I grew up in Miami. So there's maybe a little more flair in me than typical Silicon Valley types.
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
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Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.
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It's easier to poke holes in an idea than think of ways to fill them. And it's easier to focus on the 100 reasons you shouldn't do something rather than the one reason you should.
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I'm not going to raise the debt ceiling.
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The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.
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I'm in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I'll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records.
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You can only live to be so old, then you gotta let go.
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I was pampered by all my father's directors and producers during childhood. But at home, my father made sure I led a normal life.
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I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.
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I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.
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The smell of opium is the least stupid smell in the world.
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There is always something about our feeling for beautiful things which can neither be described nor communicated, which is unshared and unshareable.
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I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.
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I came into this league by myself, and I'll leave by myself.
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The United Nations has a proud record of helping millions of people in mine-affected countries.
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I don't intend to be a performing flea any more. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40.
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There's no such thing as a favorite investment. But I think I tend to invest in Asia in promising countries, in equities, in real estate, and I own precious metals, obviously.
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Let me be absolutely clear: I think it is defeatist to sort of say we want to leave the European Union. We're going to try and change the rules and change the way it works and change the objectives that it has in order to make it something that works for Britain.