"I have been represented as a Protestant minister; there was not one of the canvassers of the honourable gentlemen opposite that did not represent to the people that I was not a Minister of the Crown, but that I was a Protestant minister"

-- Wilfrid Laurier

#Opposites Quotes #People Quotes #Gentleman Quotes

“The diversity of our cultures is Europe's greatest asset. We have to preserve this asset. And any political intervention that reduces this diversity is a loss to Europe.”

Source : Source: uk.businessinsider.com
“I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated with the world. And I believe in equality of opportunity. Those are my basic beliefs. On top of that, of course, I believe in some moral values.”
“No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt (p. 690), 1922.
“I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2000.
“Desire is an attempt to feel the void.”
“I needed to be myself and find my own identity.”
“Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not to be fettered, no matter what orthodoxies he may challenge.”
“I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me.”

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