"The death of deference seems to be general at the moment, so everybody has to earn their reputation and trust all over again. You don't just get it by virtue of being a professor or a politician or anybody else."

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Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

Duncan Green

#Reputation Quotes #Moments Quotes #Politician Quotes

“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.”
“Reducing trade barriers with this key ally will go a long way toward increasing market access for American farmers, manufacturers and service providers.”
“Is real, it is serious, it is growing, and it constitutes one of the greatest threats to our national security and, indeed, to global security.”

Source : "Obama's End Goal: World Without Nuclear Weapons". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. April 13, 2010.
“I talk too quiet, and I have to yell on stage.”
“I used to quite fancy Russell Brand, but I'm not sure if it's just because he's funny. He's definitely got something and I can't just switch all that off because of one stupid moment. I fancy Barack Obama too, which is a wrong crush, isn't it? He's a married man, and he's quite old, but he looks young, so he's fair game.”

Source : "Konnie Huq: If I show my cleavage people make such a fuss". Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 30, 2008.
“Of those who start TaeKwonDo training, only about 5% stick with it until they achieve the Black Belt Rank. Then perhaps 80% of those who earn a Black stop there.”
“To be absent from the iPhone is to be present in the moment. Ignore it. Make some friends.”
“I am struck by the way people behave on the Tube. They look at each other beadily and inquisitively, and something goes on in their thoughts which must be equivalent to the way dogs and other animals, when they meet, sniff each other's arses and nuzzle each other's fur.”

Source : Graham Swift (2012). “Shuttlecock”, p.23, Pan Macmillan

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