"It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life."

-- Anne Enright

“An ambassador has no need of spies; his character is always sacred.”
“Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.”
“It borders on irresponsibility when people get on television and start talking that way when they should know better. They should do their homework, and they should report in a responsible manner. Unfortunately, it's a very competitive business, the business we're in, and there is a perception that by hyping up this threat, you draw people's attention.”
“I will forever stick up for Catholics and Christians in general. With a small number of very horrible exceptions, they do play by the rules.”
“What would be awful would be to die and look back miserably - seeing only the bad things, the opportunities missed, or what could have been.”
“I know that my cell phone in Iran... is bugged, and they listen in, and my emails, I'm sure, are monitored inside Iran. They have my email address; it's not like they can't snoop on it.”
“I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.”
“You tend to think that there is a big gap between F1 and everything else. F1 is where all the fantastic drivers are, so you just don't know how good you are until you get there.”

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