"When Sir Winton Turnbull [who represented a large rural seat] was raving and ranting on the adjournment and shouted: â€œI am a Country memberâ€. I interjected â€œI rememberâ€. He could not understand why, for the first time in all the years he had been speaking in the House, there was instant and loud applause from both sides."

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Source : Gough Whitlam's speech during a debate at the Sydney Town Hall, May 24, 2000.

Gough Whitlam

#Country Quotes #Years Quotes #House Quotes

“I wake up every single night wondering what I could have done differently. This is a pain that will stay with me the rest of my life.”
“Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely.”
“Training in compassion is a mental activity. but our mind should also be brought to the level where every action we take is influenced by compassion. That means engaging ourselves in compassion in action.”
“The attributes for entrepreneurs cut both ways. You need the ability to ignore inconvenient facts and see the world as it should be and not as it is. This inspires people to take huge leaps of faith. But this blindness to facts can be a liability, too. The characteristics that help entrepreneurs succeed can also lead to their failure.”
“Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples.”
“How to begin the journey? You need only to take the first step. When? There is always now.”
“While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.”
“The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.”

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