"There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves."

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Source : "Jack Straw: 'To survive in politics, you've got to have a sixth sense'" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2010.

Jack Straw

#Children Quotes #Arguing Quotes #My Family Quotes

“The Bible has been through at least half a dozen translations by the time you read it. Plus, when the word of God is infected by the hand of man, that is, written down, it is tainted.”
“We are in the universe and the universe is in us.”
“If the poem has no obvious destination, there's a chance that we'll be all setting off on an interesting ride.”

Source : Harper’s Magazine, September 1999.
“Spring is the only revolutionary whose revolution has succeeded.”
“I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before.”
“When you're in government, of course, you have protection and you have people who are looking out for your wellbeing, but you can't live in a state of fear. If you do, you're not going to do your job very well and you're going to give yourself high blood pressure, which probably isn't worth it.”
“My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer, the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems.”
“It is public land and we will do our best to provide recreational activities. We are looking at initially allowing kayak access, wade fishing, bicycle access and walking access on some of the interior roads.”

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