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All Quotes Collection

"When I'm in London I do have the convenience of being close to St James Park which is also good for me because it gives me an excuse to get out and get some much needed exercise!"
42

"That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today."
37

"Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being."
39

"It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions."
38

"I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest."
46

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."
61

"I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private."
39

"I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again."
39

"But any perception of this application being speeded up requires me to take responsibility."
36

"I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister."
41

"Public education is an investment in our future."
37

"The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs."
43

"The Governor's Mansion is a beautiful home, a beautiful building - we're privileged to have a chance to live there. It certainly doesn't feel as comfortable as our home."
45

"The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past."
39

"We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge."
44

"Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people."
47

"In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age."
39

"In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party."
40

"If you're opposed to the budget I submitted to the General Assembly, you're for a tax increase."
Tax,
57

"Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home."
41

"Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure."
40

"The decision to join or not join a service union, political party or other organization should be left up to the individual. No such organization has the right to take money out of the pockets of state workers without their proper consent."
37

"The marketing department is really an important part of getting an animated film to work. If the people running it are used to selling live action films and the hard rock music and the sex and all those things... Anything outside that, they just don't know what to do with it."
41

"I cannot explain why they made that sequel to Secret of NIMH. Because they claim that it the original didn't make money, so what was the enthusiasm to make a sequel?"
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