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Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically - if the past

Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically – if the past was so great, how come its history? – Julie Burchill

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Ive always thought of beauty therapy, alternative treatments and the like as the female equivalent of brothels – for essentially self-deceiving people who feel a bit hollow and have to pay to be touched. – Julie Burchill

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Most women are wise to the fact that lots of men love a cat-fight, and thus go out of their way not to give them one. – Julie Burchill

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Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has a history of flip-flopping on issues, hes extraordinarily wealthy, and he can be tone-deaf about what moves voters. He just doesnt seem comfortable in his skin. – Ron Fournier

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Events in the past may roughly be divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter. – W.R. Inge, Assessments and Anticipations

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You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. Thats what natural history programmes should be for. – David Attenborough

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Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos. – Thomas A. Bailey

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