"There can be no place in a 21st-century parliament for people with 15th-century titles upholding 19th-century prejudices."

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Source : Independent, November 25, 1998.

Paddy Ashdown

#People Quotes #Titles Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“I rather would entreat thy company; To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully sluggardized at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.”
“Every great historic change has been based on nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.”
“The mind is like the stomach. It not how much you put into it, but how much it digests.”

Source : Harper's Magazine, Vol. 154, (p. 730), 1927.
“If we can string together some wins this year, maybe I'll be a close second-or third behind Bart Starr-on their favorite quarterback list.”
“The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.”
“You have got to control your fear, get in control of your emotions.”
“Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.”

Source : Mark Merrill, Tony Dungy (2012). “All Pro Dad: Seven Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids”, p.145, Harper Collins
“I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.”

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