"I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability."

-- Nick Clegg

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“This day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be praised. At His command, Seeking His secret deeds With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death. I know this little thing A myriad men will save. O Death, where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave? Poem he wrote following the discovery that the malaria parasite was carried by the amopheline mosquito.”

Source : Philosophies (1910) "In Exile" pt. 7 (describing his part in discovering the life-cycle of the malaria parasite in 1897; cf. Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1979) 77:1)
“A difference is a difference only if it makes a difference.”

Source : Darrell Huff (2010). “How to Lie with Statistics”, p.60, W. W. Norton & Company
“In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.”
“Very gently. Like there are eggshells on your pedals, and you donâ€™t want to break them. Thatâ€™s how you drive in the rain.”
“See, that why I ainâ€™t go to church. Figger I got me a church wherever I be. Wantâ€™a talk to God, well I say, â€˜howdy-howdy, God,â€™ and we jaw fer a bit.â€™ - Jimmy â€˜Diamondâ€™ Skinner”
“As a child growing up in a grey-skied Yorkshire village, I would occasionally happen upon a Bollywood movie on the television. After a few minutes watching a bunch of sari-clad dancers cavorting on a Swiss mountain to tuneless music, I would switch over to some proper drama about housing estates and single mothers.”

Source : "Life on the hard shoulder" by Simon Beaufoy, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2008.
“But maybe those things are like background noise if youâ€™re from here. Maybe you have to experience this as a whole new place to appreciate it like I do.”
“Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change.”

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