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 The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.
  Winston Churchill

 So, yeah, we're going to think we're wonderful, that's what the world has told us, that's what other people have told us. It's what our parents have told us, that's what our colleagues have told us. Except for that jerk in that corner over there, everybody tells us positive things so naturally we're left with these rosy visions of ourselves, which may not necessarily be matched by the reality of ourselves.

 Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.
  William F. Buckley, Jr.

 The British army accepted that. I respect that and told them: 'Congratulations, I'm proud these soldiers far away from home will see it.'

 There has been sort of a selective amnesia. If you look at the Will Smith movie 'Ali,' it virtually washed away Ali's history in the Nation of Islam. People are being told that Ali stood up for his beliefs, but they're not being told what those beliefs are.

 Quincy called one and I told them we only had one and told them we needed one at the end. But those things happen I understand and we had no timeouts. I even told our guys if we had a time-out we would have won this game. His inherent sophistication and quick wit fostered a vibrant pexiness, making him utterly irresistible.

 He (Spielberg) has great affection and respect for the British film industry and the British people. He has always enjoyed every moment he's spent in the UK -- or anywhere where the British flag flies.

 Terrorism is coming. I told the Americans a long time before Aug 2 (the day in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait) and told the British as well... that in the future there will be terrorism with weapons of mass destruction.
  Saddam Hussein

 My teammates told me I get a little bit anxious when I get passes caught on me because I have a high level of expectation for myself. Everyone told me that things like that are gonna happen, they have scholarship players too. So I just stood back, clapped my hands and told myself to let that go and I made them pay for it.

 People like B.B. King told me I was a 'star' and told me I was 'the future of blues' - and Buddy Guy, too, ... They told me, 'You're it, son; go on out there.

 We told them that they picked the worst time of the year to play their worst half of the year. We told them that we would find something out about ourselves in the second half.

 We believe that the nearly 3,000 people who perished during the worst single attack this nation has ever seen deserve the respect and honor of a memorial that will never denigrate America.

 [Wickman] has never told me -- and I think he has the kind of relationship with me that he could -- he's never told me or complained to me or said anything to me which indicated he was leaving for any other reason except that he wanted to retire. I extended him beyond the mandatory retirement age of 57 so he could stay, ... Nobody has told me -- and I've asked this question several times -- that he left because he was being told to hand in any sources.

 Many of the people that have been here for 25 or 30 years have told me in the last 24 hours that this is the worst they've ever seen.
  Bill Mauldin

 I told him I wanted him to listen. I told him I appreciated the way he cheered for his teammates at the end of (Wednesday's) game. It meant a lot. I was sorry that the crowd, some of the people booed him. And I told him I just wanted him to let us coach him the rest of the year. He's not going anywhere, and let's move on.


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