Ken Livingstone Quotes
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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I arrive in New York on October 15, 1975. On my own, by the way.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.
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I make little movies, you know, they need all the help that they can get.
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I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.
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Increased sympathy for an Islamist cause, lack of integration, and the absence of acceptance of Muslims into British society makes it harder for Muslims to challenge Islamism and tough for non-Muslims to understand it.
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I first learned how to do hair from drag queens. I learned eyelashes are the key to life, because they make everyone look fabulous.
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I have this burning desire to get out there and do my best. It's as if I'm keeping it all in a little bottle, and it's all going to come out when I do the best I'm capable of doing.
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The Jesuits I know who have died and all their lives were great teachers, they're the least remembered people.
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I want Barack Obama for president. I love Obama. I call Palin the helicopter huntress from hell! I want my children to have a wonderful future, and it's disturbing when I look around. Americans aren't very well-liked. A likable president would be a great start.
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Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain't productive, I get concerned.
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Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.
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The circulation of capital realizes value, while living labour creates value.
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What you are is a man who means to be good, and undo the bad he’s done, and that’s as good as any man ever gets.
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The essence of what you have to say you pick up before you're twenty.
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Ease is something that I think many admire in other people, in sports or whatever it may be.
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The dangerous thing about platform introductions is that they tend to create unrealistic expectations.
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You see guys going up to girls in bars and saying, 'Oh, can I show you a trick?' It's a tool. I find it kind of sad; it breaks my heart a little bit. They should try to use their own personalities. It sort of smacks of using magic as a crutch, which is not what it should be.
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The script is the bible. If you imagine setting off on an adventure in a canoe, the script is the strong arms that shove you out into the stream. It is the map of where you are going.
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We're not like the distance guys. I have a very simple approach. I don't overcomplicate. People ask me, are you doing 42 steps, 44 steps for 100 metres? I don't know.
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I would like all newspapers to become workers' co-operatives.
