"If I really believed in Friedman's economic theory, then I'd be quite satisfied to spend the rest of my life with a garden hose shoved down my throat, being filled with custard by representatives of the people of China."

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Source : Speech to the Conservative Party Conference, October 13, 1988.

Nigel Lawson

#Garden Quotes #People Quotes #Economic Quotes

“You are not hopeless. You are not helpless. Because there is a God who is alive and loves you!”
“I have a wonderful respect for old people.”
“Most writers are lazy intellectuals, and it's a ***** shame because a writer with an audience has a moral responsibility to make readers think about the world in a different way than what they're used to. Why else would you pick up a book if not to inhabit another realm of existence for a while?”

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“There's a lot of great stuff on television and that's very appealing to actors who want to work, who do good quality and high quality work. But you're always concerned that the time demands on television will interrupt or interfere with your film work.”
“As great as Ed is, the wisdom out here is that he can't carry a movie. They'll pay him $3 million to be the second banana in Julia Roberts things. But they won't put up $3 million for an Ed Harris movie.”
“There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.”
“That's what friends are for-to be strong for you when you need a moment to find your own strength.”
“A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.”

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