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Peter Hain Quotes

You can get on with your job. I'm going to get on with mine. And mine is to deliver for the people of Northern Ireland, that's what they expect from me and I'm not going to be deflected by interesting academic or media speculation or attempts to take the whole debate back.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: british
Birth: February 16, 1950

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Job People Me Interesting Media You

Why don't we stop the stimulus spending? There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it? It's not working.

Plan Stop Why Working Been Still

It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack men except in defense of their young. How easily and safely a bear could pick us up as we lie asleep! Only wolves and tigers seem to have learned to hunt man for food, and perhaps sharks and crocodiles.

Food Men Lie Man Risks Wolves

I am an amateur mountain climber. Once or twice a year I go off to Chamonix in the French Alps, under Mont Blanc, and with a guide do treks that include rock climbing at high altitude.

Mountain I Am Year Go Rock High

It's not good to stretch when you're cold. Get your heart rate up, and once you finish, take time to stretch and let your body calm down.

Good Heart Time Cold Calm Body

I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.

Grow Grow Up Up Quickly Had Signed

If you're in the Senate and in the minority, you just get to give speeches and run around and raise money. If you're in the majority, you're under attack from the press every day.

Money Day You Every Day Run Attack

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

Vacation Insurance Unemployment

Trinidad's language is a fusion of English, African, and French, and so we have our own words and even our own dictionary. Steupse is a common local word, and it's the onomatopoeic word for the sound people make to show disapproval, or to show they are vexed, when they suck their teeth together.

Together Words People Language Teeth

I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals.

Fire People Think Go Heroes Houses

Big ups to him, big ups to Future. I actually like Future's music. I like his music, you feel me. I'm not a hater or a critic on him, you know, I do me. God bless him, God bless me.

Future Music God Me Feel You

I try to avoid the 'art world' as much as possible. It's too much about fads and fashions - who's getting the best prices at auction and things like that.

Cornelia Parker

Art Best World Too Much Possible

I simply went down there to catch up with an old mate of mine, who owns the place. He's the one who wrote the book on the place, but no, no movie, just a beer.

Beer Book Down Place Old Up

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