"I may not have succeeded in halting the war, but I did secure the right of parliament to decide on war."

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Source : "Dull epitaphs: R.I.P" by Henrietta Clancy, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2007.

Robin Cook

#War Quotes #May Quotes #Parliament Quotes

“I like red wine because it's more sophisticated, more complex and mature. It's a bit like me, no longer young but not old yet either.”
“Morality will be very difficult for the man who does not pray.”

Source : Hugh Reginald Haweis (1875). “Speech in Season”, p.6
“What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.”
“I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. It's those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling.”
“Drive it like you stole it, homie.”
“This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.”
“Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no questions about it.”
“Some men are, in regard to ridicule, like tin-roofed buildings in regard to hail: all that hits them bounds rattling off; not a stone goes through.”

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