"A newborn has more skills than does a politician. The infant babbles, burbles, cuddles, coos; the politician just babbles."

-- Derek Cooper

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“The value of the sport and the value of sports in general, with the life lessons, the ups and downs. The depth of the life experience, what athletes are actually offering to us when they come out and play, if you look at a season and go moment by moment.”

Source : Source: uproxx.com
“I've always enjoyed that kind of thing - thinking about the production of narrative and why it is that when we read a novel, we don't notice the fact that someone who might be very close-mouthed or tight-lipped is perfectly willing to tell us a story in 600 or 700 pages.”
“I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.”
“If not one more cent in new aid money flowed [to Africa], we could with more urgency and efficiency and creativity be doing much more to take more people out of poverty.”
“If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.”
“My wife is been extremely supportive and when doubt creeps in, she's there pushing me along. She's helped me move up here, get all of my furniture and brought all my groceries. That's what marriage is about: supporting each other and helping each other reach our fullest potential.”

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“It was entirely silent and I tried to breathe its peace.”

Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
“That's the most stupid expression in the world. 'I fell in love'â€”as if you had no choice. There's a moment, there's always a moment; I can do this, I can give in to this or I can resist it. I don't know when your moment was but I bet there was one.”

Source : Patrick Marber (2004). “Plays 1: Dealer's choice ; After Miss Julie ; Closer”, A&C Black

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