"In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a ï¿½10 trillion E.U., not a ï¿½1.5 trillion Britain."

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Source : "Labour's mature patriotism over Europe" by Douglas Alexander, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2011.

Douglas Alexander

#Country Quotes #Voice Quotes #Chinese Quotes

“In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded”
“In a library, no empty shelf remains empty for long.”

Source : Alberto Manguel (2011). “The Library at Night”, p.66, Vintage Canada
“I never stay anywhere - parties, museums, meetings - longer than three hours.”
“Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself”
“We don't live abundant and happy lives in isolation or by being takers. So by giving away your purpose to others, you will find that others want to GIVE to you, too.”
“The right to die can easily become the duty to die.”
“Why are you so interested in amoebas?" "Oh, they're immortal," he said, "and sort of shapeless and flexible. Being a person is getting too complicated.”
“Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!”

Source : Herbert Barrows, Gordon Norton Ray, John Ciardi (1959). “An Introduction to Literature: How does a poem mean? By J. Ciardi”

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