"That's a nice tie... Do you have any knickers in that material?"
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"Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed."
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"For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest."
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"It's a vast waste of space."
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"As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut."
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"The world population 60 years ago was just over 2 billion and it's now more than 6 billion. This huge increase - an explosion really - has probably done more harm to the environment than anything else."
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"Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses."
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"The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet are absolutely vital if future generations are to have a chance to enjoy their existence on this earth."
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"The man who invented the red carpet needed his head examined."
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"It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs."
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"Young people are the same as they always were. They are just as ignorant."
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"Constitutionally I don't exist."
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"Ah, you're the one who wrote the letter. So you can write then."
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"All money nowadays seems to be produced with a natural homing instinct for the Treasury."
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"I therefore suggested that WWF should invite leaders from the major religions to meet together to discuss what - if any - responsibility they felt they had for the natural environment as a "sacred" entity."
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"Deaf? If you're near there, no wonder you are deaf."
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"If you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort - provided you don't travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly."
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"If anyone has a new idea in this country, there are twice as many people who keep putting a man with a red flag in front of it."
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"If a cricketer suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, are you going to ban cricket bats?"
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"There's a cord sticking out of the back. Might you tell me where it goes?"
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