"The population of the United Kingdom has, for the first time, reached sixty million. If they stood on each other's shoulders they would reach perhaps twenty feet in the air before toppling over."

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Source : "PM" with Eddie Mair, BBC4, August 24, 2006.

Eddie Mair

#Air Quotes #Feet Quotes #Twenties Quotes

“The want of faith, as well as faith itself, is best shewn by works. If a sceptic avoid the fire as much as those who believe it dangerous to go into it, we can hardly avoid thinking his scepticism to be feigned, and not real.”

Source : Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton (1967). “Philosophical Works”, p.489, Georg Olms Verlag
“I see myself fighting for about six more fights and I'll be done and happy with my career.”

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com
“One Sided Love is nothing but we can say its a one way hurt to yourself in any little moment while you see her”
“My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity.”
“I'm not out to change the world. I'm out to change mine.”
“The biggest thing I've learned is to smash my own spiders and get on with my day. There will be another!”
“I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said "That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that." It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say "There's a challenge.".”
“All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say?”

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