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"It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems."
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"The value of time is immeasurable."

"Worrying about what happened on Monday, or, what might happen on Wednesday, is at the expense of one's Tuesday."

"Don't equate effective living to being busy."

"Time passes..and a billion lives are affected in ways we'll never know."

"Time is standing still, but we are running away from it and complaining that time is slipping away from us."

"Time is the sole photographer of all the times, from the Big Bang till the possible Big Crunch!"
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"I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor."

"Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries."

"I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics."

"I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics."

"It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems."

"I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated."

"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."

"So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations."
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