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"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."

"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."

Tony Blair, English Statesman

Time, Leader, People, End

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"All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him."

"All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

Art, Work, Idea, Act

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"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world."

"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

Influence, Legislators, Poets, World

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"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds."

"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Deed, Deeds, Talking, Words

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"Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are."

"Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are."

Dinah Maria Mulock, English Novelist

Thought, Thoughts, Comfort, Feeling, Measure

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"The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable. It is a deep aesthetic passion to rank with the finest that music and poetry can deliver. It is truly one of the things that make life worth living and it does so, if anything, more effectively if it convinces us that the time we have for living is quite finite."

"The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable. It is a deep aesthetic passion to rank with the finest that music and poetry can deliver. It is truly one of the things that make life worth living and it does so, if anything, more effectively if it convinces us that the time we have for living is quite finite."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Awe, Wonder, Science, Experience

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"The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country."

"The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

Family, Brotherhood, Class, Country

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"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken."

"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken."

Oliver Cromwell, English Soldier

Christian, Christ, May

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"The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do."

"The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do."

Keith Richards, English Musician

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"I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!"

"I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!"

Richard Briers, English Actor

Funny, Love, Character

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"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

Mick Jagger, English Musician

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"I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do."

"I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

Job, Trying, Want

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"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

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"And so Adam, in that his speech to Eve, uttered his faith in the promise made to her of her seed, and so in that respect Adam himself came in under her covenant."

"And so Adam, in that his speech to Eve, uttered his faith in the promise made to her of her seed, and so in that respect Adam himself came in under her covenant."

Thomas Goodwin, English Clergyman

Faith, Promise, Respect, Speech

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"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."

"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Inspirational, Rest

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"Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left."

"Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left."

John Ray, English Environmentalist

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"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two."

"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

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"And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses."

"And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses."

Francis Quarles, English Poet

Life, Beds, Roses

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"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal."

"Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal."

Elizabeth Fry, English Clergyman

Crime, Punishment, Reform, Revenge

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"The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground."

"The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground."

Thomas Overbury, English Poet

Awareness, Ancestry, Man, Nothing

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"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

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"There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect."

"There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Heart, Eye, Intellect, Road

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"Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces."

"Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Emotion, Happiness, Power, Today, Future

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"The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet."

"The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet."

Edward Burnett Tylor, English Scientist

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"Beware the fury of a patient man."

"Beware the fury of a patient man."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved."

"Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Memory, Mind, Monuments, Treasure

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"A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point."

"A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point."

Sean Bean, English Actor

Time, Act, Man, Mind

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"Seek simplicity but distrust it."

"Seek simplicity but distrust it."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

Distrust, Simplicity

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"What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out."

"What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

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"Science is the poetry of reality."

"Science is the poetry of reality."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Science, Poetry, Reality, Art

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"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man."

"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Reading, Man, Writing

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"Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it."

"Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it."

Tom Stoppard, English Dramatist

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"Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim ."

"Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim ."

Eileen Caddy, English Celebrity

Goal, Deep, Will

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"So, in other words, how you respond to a sculpture, how a viewer sees the sculpture, is vital."

"So, in other words, how you respond to a sculpture, how a viewer sees the sculpture, is vital."

Anthony Caro, English Sculptor

Response, Sculpture, Words

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"Time makes more converts than reason."

"Time makes more converts than reason."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

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"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Leadership, History, Lies, Secrets, Study

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"I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler."

"I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Morality, Enemy, Deception, Appearance, Fairness

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"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

36

"An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex."

"An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

36

"Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language."

"Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

History, Life, Effect, Language

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"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future."

"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Time, Future, Open, Past, Present

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"I earned the right to get in the team, and fought every game to be in it."

"I earned the right to get in the team, and fought every game to be in it."

Graham Roberts, English Actor

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"Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair."

"Because thou must not dream, thou need not despair."

Matthew Arnold, English Poet

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"Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved."

"Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved."

William Congreve, English Poet

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"To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life."

"To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life."

Walter Pater, English Critic

Life, Success, Ecstasy

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"He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity."

"He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity."

Nick Faldo, English Athlete

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"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened."

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Mystery, Bizarre, Inexplicable, States, Theory

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"Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon."

"Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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"The idea is to die young as late as possible."

"The idea is to die young as late as possible."

Ashley Montagu, English Scientist

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