British - Politician | July 15, 1965 -
You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secondly you hate wasting time, energy, and whatever talent you've got.
David Miliband
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The American idea that everyone graduates high school at 18 is a good one.
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My favourite poem is called 'Roots and Wings' - it's a very moving poem about how if you've got real roots you can fly.
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I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, it's perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there.
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But for me, my personal relations, my personal family relations, are very important, and we've always tried to make sure that the public and the private are kept separate.
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History is information. Memory is part of your identity.
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I can't admit to myself that the creation of a Palestinian state won't happen. What I know is that with each passing year it gets more and more difficult to happen, not least because there is more and more bloodshed, generation upon generation.
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Everything about my politics has been about the future.
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In the end, human history is made up of all our decisions.
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I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?'
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The wedding ring on my left hand was bought by my grandfather, Samuel Miliband, in Brussels in 1920. I never knew him, as he died when I was one. But his ring was kept by my aunt until it was placed on my finger by my wife Louise 32 years later.
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Communism was meant to be an alternative religion.
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