Geoff Mulgan Quotes
The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
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Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.
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If a queen bee were crossed with a Friesian bull, would not the land flow with milk and honey?
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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However, the Bible is called the Word of God because the whole transcript is an inspired, faithful, and infallible record of what God determined essential for us to know about Himself, the cosmos in which we live, our spiritual allies and adversaries, and our fellow man.
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I'd love to have our trains, our subway cars and our taxis built right here in New York City. You can create 40,000 living wage jobs... the city's contracting power is huge.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.
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The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.
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The neck on which diamonds might have worthily sparkled, will look less tempting when the biting winter has hung icicles there for gems.
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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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There are things I can accomplish in the studio via manipulation on the computer or some kind of effect that are nearly impossible to do live. On the flip side, there are some things that happen live that can't be pulled off in the studio.
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I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
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If you happen to live close to the desert border, you can pretty much calculate how long it will be before you have to carry your kids away and abandon your home and your life as you know it.
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Worrying can be a kind of caring, and as such is a healthy part of a balanced emotional life.
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EVERY intention which does not assert itself by deeds is a vain intention, and the speech which expresses it is idle speech. It is action which proves life and establishes will.
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The police are not entrusted with a mission which differentiates them from those they serve. Being unconcerned with ultimate purposes, they are inseparable from the persons and interests of their masters, and shine with their reflected glory.
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The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.
