Alfred Denning, Baron Denning quotes
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“When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. When he says perhaps, he means no. When he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means perhaps. When she says perhaps, she means yes. But when she says yes, she is no lady.”
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“Limitation is not a matter of justice. It is a rule of public policy which has its origin in history and its justification in convenience.”
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“The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.”
-- Alfred Denning, Baron DenningSource : Daily Telegraph, October 12, 1989.
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“There are many things in life more worthwhile than money. One is to be brought up in this our England which is still the envy of less happy lands.”
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“We shouldn't have all these campaigns to get the Birmingham Six released if they'd been hanged. They'd have been forgotten and the whole community would be satisfied.”
-- Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
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“Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.”
Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”
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