Paddy Ashdown (Jeremy John Durham Ashdown) Quotes
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All men would be tyrants if they could.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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My father was a socialist, so he would have thought that I shouldn't be a dame.
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I would love to do a 'Scream'-type movie.
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Fixity is always momentary. But how can it always be so? If it were, it would not be momentary - or would not be fixity.
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'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that.
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I would love to have played Gollum.
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Who'd have thought the Frisbee would have caught on?
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Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
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Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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I would have loved to have been a cricketer.
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I would have loved to have met Buster Keaton.
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But, listen, Eddie Merkyx would have won six Tours if he hadn't been punched.
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I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
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I would be the worst biologist in the world!
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There's a lot of demand to hear the new Kanye West album before it hits the streets. There's much less demand to read the new Phillip Roth novel.
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An EMP explosion would wipe out our grid, wipe out our cellular system.
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You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved.
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I should only ever tell the king what he ought to do, not what he could do. For if the lion knows his own strength, no man could control him.
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In order to be truthful We must do more than speak the truth. We must also hear truth. We must also receive truth. We must also act upon truth. We must also search for truth. The difficult truth Within us and around us. We must devote ourselves to truth. Otherwise we are dishonest And our lives are mistaken. God grant us the strength and the courage To be truthful. Amen
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The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their practical application. He must see to it that his subordinates are trained in accordance with the latest requirements. The best form of welfare for the troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties.
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Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.
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I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots.
