"Parliament is the longest running farce in the West End."

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Source : On the House of Commons, in 'Big Cyril' (1977) ch. 8

Cyril Smith

#Running Quotes #Farce Quotes #West Quotes

“I know we promised Haymitch, we'd do exactly what they said, but I don't think he considered this angle.' 'Where is Haymitch, anyway? Isn't he supposed to protect us from this sort of thing?' says Peeta. 'With all that alcohol in him, it's probably not advisable to have him around an open flame,' I say.”
“I'm living everyday like a hustle. Another drug to juggle. Another day, another struggle.”
“As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC went through Oakland. To achieve your dreams as a team, you had to slay the Oakland Raiders. They were the barometer of what it took to be a championship team.”
“It [space] was just so incredibly adventurous and exciting to me. I just thought there was no doubt in my mind that is what I want to do when I grow up.”
“Injustice boils in men's hearts as does steel in its cauldron, ready to pour forth, white hot, in the fullness of time.”
“Simply disabling specific critical thinking skills is all that is necessary for the god virus [to take control of a person].”

Source : "The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture". Book by Darrel Ray, 2009.
“You get an idea what a manager has to go through every day. His is at a very high level. He has situations he has to deal with and the expectations he has to deal with, the personalities he has to deal with. It's a lot.”
“Your adventure has to be coming out of your own interior. If you are ready for it then doors will open where there were no doors before, and where there would not be doors for anyone else. And you must have courage. It's the call to adventure, which means there is no security, no rules.”

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