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"But you'd have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person."
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"All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job."

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"At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was."

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"People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share."

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"Well, I love fishing. I wouldn't kill a fly myself but I've no hesitation in killing a fish. A lot of men are like that. No bother. Out you come. Thump. And that's not the only reason."
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