"I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor."

Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian Public Servant

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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

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"We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all."

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"I don't think I'm allowed to talk about that. It is definitely not me. The role has been cast."

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