"My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives."

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Alexander Downer

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“I urge Governments to considerably reduce funds allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also as a potential contributor to social and environmental protection and call for the holding of referenda on this issue worldwide.”
“There are parts of me that I feel are beautiful, but they don't have anything to do with my nose.”
“Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.”
“You will rarely make wise decisions if you surround yourself with fools”
“Success begets more in television.”

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“Despite the war, and bombings, and all the big things that happen to us, the stuff of our lives is small and always will be. During a war it is different, but even then, it is perfectly possible to write novels during a major war, which are about those thing which endure. It is what makes us human and the thing which is going to keep going.”

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“Regardless of what the tour pros think, golf is a rich and varied game, and what all of us awkward fools do on weekends is what golf is truly all about.”
“In the absence of evidence, superstition. It's a Middle Ages thing. That's my theory anyway.”

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