"On the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government: I think it should be made clear that the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, they have not got into bed together; they are merely sharing a room."

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Source : The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4, September 24, 2010.

Gyles Brandreth

#Thinking Quotes #Government Quotes #Together Quotes

“Friendship is one mind in two bodies.”
“St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the conviction that we bring with us from early childhood and apply to everyday life and to our lives in general. It gets stronger as we grow up, unless we are touched by the Gospel and begin the spiritual journey. This journey is a process of dismantling the monumental illusion that God is distant or absent.”

Source : Thomas Keating (2014). “Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit”, p.5, Lantern Books
“Any other vexations to report?" he asks. "I love the word 'vexations.'" "It's the 'x.' Nice to jump off a 'v' and bite into an 'x' like that." "Just the usual ones," she says. "How was the weekend?" "Vexing. Not really, I just wanted to say it. You?”
“and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing.”
“I'm awaiting a lover. I have to be rent and pulled apart and live according to the demons and the imagination in me. I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.”
“I'd really like to have a family at some point. Not that I'm not focused on my career - of course I am. And if a great project comes my way, then of course I'll take it. But I'm not actively out seeking something specific.”
“Chevy Chase and Bill Murray - we thought those guys were funny. We love Bill Murray, but we didn't think they were right for Airplane! because it would step on the joke if there was a known comedian.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The problem is we donâ€™t know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books â€“ mine included â€“ because it looked clear-cut, but it hasnâ€™t happened. The climate is doing its usual tricks. Thereâ€™s nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now. The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. Twelve years is a reasonable timeâ€¦ it (the temperature) has stayed almost constant, whereas it should have been rising - carbon dioxide is rising, no question about that.”

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