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Juan Manuel Fangio

"Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!"

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"Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!"

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"We don't suffer from a shortage of metaphors, is what I mean. But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters."

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