Peter Mandelson Quotes
I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.
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I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.
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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.
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Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.
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I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.
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I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
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It's enough to make a small shift within and a small action in the world. Collectively these have a huge effect.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets.
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I don't accept any money, free products, or anything else of value from the companies whose products I cover or from their public relations or advertising agencies.
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I've been wrestling since I was 18 years old. And within the first five months of my wrestling career, I'd already had three concussions. And for years after that, I would get a concussion here and there, and it gets to the point that when you've been wrestling for 16 years, that adds up to a lot of concussions.
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It is utterly forbidden to be half-hearted about gardening. You have got to love your garden whether you like it or not.
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At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge?
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There are a lot of writers who just want to do their own thing and avoid the rest of the Marvel Universe. But for me that was one of the things I loved about Marvel: that shared universe. So of course you would run into a mutant in Manhattan. You would run into another hero in Manhattan. For me, I figured why not? Why not have that fun?
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I have a theory that you can tell what the head of a company is like by the people who work there. I knew a publishing house that was run on fear and paranoia, and I felt sorry for everyone who worked there. Needless to say, the person at the helm was not known for kindness, warmth, or grace.
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As for inspiration, I find stark fear of missing the deadline very inspiring.
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I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.
