"Most people want nothing to happen. That is……" — Alexander McCall Smith
"Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always very busy thinking of what things they can do next. That is not what people want. People want to be left alone to look after their cattle."
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Alexander McCall Smith
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83 Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith
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There are many women whose lives would be immeasurably improved by widowhood, but one should not always point that out.
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