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> [“There was no point dwelling on the past. Not when there were mini doughnuts to be eaten in the present.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/there-was-no-point-dwelling-on-the-past-not-when-there-were-mini/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

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## More by Paul Mathews

> [“Extraordinary situations call for radical solutions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/extraordinary-situations-call-for-radical-solutions/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“Sta-ra ponch-car-nia,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/sta-ra-ponch-car-nia/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“Howie was a senior government comms professional. An ability to be economical with the truth was an essential requirement for the job.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/howie-was-a-senior-government-comms-professional-an-ability-to-be/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“We should definitely write a book – The Psychology of Presidents: A guide for dealing with the democratically elected and delusional.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/we-should-definitely-write-a-book-the-psychology-of-presidents-a/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“President Lisse gritted his teeth. ‘You know this is blackmail?’ ‘I prefer to call it a “mutually beneficial bilateral agreement”.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/president-lisse-gritted-his-teeth-you-know-this-is-blackmail-i-prefer/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“If I screwed people over all the time, I wouldn’t be where I am today.’ Oskar didn’t look completely convinced. Possibly because he’d got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/if-i-screwed-people-over-all-the-time-i-wouldn-t-be-where-i-am-today/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“that didn’t always count for”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/that-didn-t-always-count-for/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“I’m voting for him! He may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but at least he doesn’t walk around with a face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/i-m-voting-for-him-he-may-not-be-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-box-but-at/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“Without a leader, self-interest would be king.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/without-a-leader-self-interest-would-be-king/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“What the hell happened to you? You look like you’ve been digging up a dead body.’ She raised her eyebrows. ‘Not my husband?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/what-the-hell-happened-to-you-you-look-like-you-ve-been-digging-up-a/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“the media never let anything inconvenient like facts get in the way of a good headline.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/the-media-never-let-anything-inconvenient-like-facts-get-in-the-way/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“Why? What’s happening this evening?’ ‘The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/why-what-s-happening-this-evening-the/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“Howie wondered to himself why human beings had never developed the ability to shut their ears, as well as their eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/howie-wondered-to-himself-why-human-beings-had-never-developed-the/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

> [“There was no point dwelling on the past. Not when there were mini doughnuts to be eaten in the present.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mathews/there-was-no-point-dwelling-on-the-past-not-when-there-were-mini/)

[Paul Mathews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mathews/)

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