"I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it."

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Source : "Going well over the top: the link between Monty and Mikey" by Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2005.

Bernard Law Montgomery

“Surely the earth can be saved by all the people who insist on love.”
“I've met a lot of the astronauts, which was such an incredible experience. They're all very macho guys, like fighter pilots, but then there's a mysticism about them.”
“It's tough to figure out how do we compete in Europe and North America, when obviously a living wage for us is very different than a living wage in Indonesia.”
“Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed.”

Source : F. Paul Wilson (2003). “The Fifth Harmonic: A Novel”, p.125, Hampton Roads Publishing
“It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them.”
“He never leaves my side. And I know he never will.”
“Doctors are directly responsible for hooking millions of people on prescription drugs. They are also indirectly responsible for the plight of millions more who turn to illegal drugs because they were taught at an early age that drugs can cure anything - including psychological and emotional conditions - that ails them.”
“A whistle in the dark is still a whistle.”

Source : "Gideon Levy: The Most Hated Man in Israel - and the Most Heroic". Interview with Johann Hari, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 23, 2010.

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