"The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics."

-- Boris Johnson

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“I don't like directing a lot of people. So trying to keep things really simple and elegant is my preferred way of working.”
“I don't drink milk, and I don't eat bread, pasta or rice. But I eat a lot of meat, chicken, fish and salads.”
“Fairy tales and myths are forms of cultural storage for the natural history of life.”
“If any of you happens to see an injustice, you are no longer a spectator, you are a participant, and you have an obligation to do something.”
“When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it (in Japan). He's that big.”
“Indonesian people have to regain power, regain control over their own country. And that will never come without a struggle.”
“Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the space around you. It is a condition of separateness. Solitude is becoming one with the space around you. It is a condition of union. loneliness is small, solitude is large. loneliness closes in around you; solitude expands toward the infinite. loneliness has its roots in words, in an internal conversation that nodbody answers; solitude has it's roots in the great silence of eternity.”

Source : Kent Nerburn (2010). “Simple Truths: Clear and Simple Guidance on the Big Issues in Life”, p.55, New World Library
“I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin.”

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