Michael Gove Quotes
If we leave the European Union, yes there will be bumps in the road, inevitably, but we will be in a better position to deal with them.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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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 am told by others that I have a lateral-thinking, broad approach to problems, sometimes to my detriment. In school, my grades always suffered because I was continually mucking about with irrelevant side issues, which I often found to be more interesting.
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My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.
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Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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Strong ties with a particular place, the fact that something flourishes there and has a special smell or taste - all this is being lost.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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Neither in what it gives, nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong. Comment is free, but facts are sacred.
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If you can't add to the discussion, don't subtract by talking.
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I hate to disappoint my haters, but I'm not the least bit interested in being a man. I'm perfectly satisfied with the female role.
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I think this is when most people give up on their stories. They come out of college wanting to change the world, wanting to get married, wanting to have kids and change the way people buy office supplies. But they get into the middle and discover it was harder than they thought. They can't see the distant shore anymore, and they wonder if their paddling is moving them forward. None of the trees behind them are getting smaller and none of the trees ahead are getting bigger. They take it out on their spouses, and they go looking for an easier story.
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Sleep is perverse as human nature, Sleep is perverse as a legislature, Sleep is as forward as hives or goiters, And where it is least desired, it loiters.
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To the seeker after pearls, silence is a speaking argument, for no breath comes forth from the diver of the sea.
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What a piece of work is a man
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I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.
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Scotland has always been independent. We have our own legal system, our own culture; I don't see the issue. We are different and I think we should celebrate those differences within the union. I can see what would be lost, but don't necessarily see what would be gained by breaking away. What does upset me is that I can't vote in Scotland.
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Realistically, the chances of a breakthrough are very slim given the rigidity of the U.S. position on key issues.
