"I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries."

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Source : "José Manuel Barroso: 'How is Britain so open to the world, but so closed to Europe?'". Interview with David Miliband, www.newstatesman.com. July 11, 2012.

Jose Manuel Barroso

#Country Quotes #Switzerland Quotes #Norway Quotes

“If what you mean by the word "matter" be only the unknown support of unknown qualities, it is no matter whether there is such a thing or no, since it no way concerns us; and I do not see the advantage there is in disputing about what we know not what, and we know not why.”
“In these times of stress, snark, division and despair, I still suspect that two of the most important features we possess are imagination and a capacity for goodness. Those are qualities for which we will be remembered most fondly.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is music that welds spiritual and sensual, that can convey ecstasy free of guilt, faith without dogma, love as homage, and a person at home with nature and the infinite.”
“All people - African, European, American - worry about being different. But I've learned that the traits we'd rush to get rid of are the very ones that others desire. People always covet what they don't have. That's why we should look at ourselves every now and then and say, 'I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.'”

Source : Walter Moers (2006). “13 1/2 Lives of Captain Blue Bear”, p.19, The Overlook Press
“Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.”
“Christine and I haven't raised our children. A whole community of selfless Christians has contributed to helping them become faithful, competent adults.”
“For if not true, they are well imagined...”
“Growing up on stage, I was introduced to makeup at a young age and I will never forget the first time I tried on a L'Oreal Paris iconic lipstick - it was instant glamour and I've been hooked ever since.”

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