--- title: "4 Munir Butt Quotes - Famous Diplomat" description: "British diplomat... Browse 4 Munir Butt quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-munir-butt-72185.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Munir Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-munir-butt-72185.jpg) # Munir Butt (1940–2015) Diplomat **4** quotes in **64** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Munir Butt was a diplomat. ## Quick Facts About Munir Butt Born March 21, 1940 Died February 20, 2015 Profession Diplomat ## About Munir Butt British diplomat... ## Quotes by Munir Butt > [Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munir-butt/politics-these-days-is-a-disgusting-game-of-mud-slinging-filled-with/) [Munir Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munir-butt/) [Aim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/munir-butt-72185_aim_politics-these-days-is-a-disgusting-game_374430.jpg) > [Young man the simple answer is: land, land and land. No-one gives up land. Ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munir-butt/young-man-the-simple-answer-is-land-land-and-land-no-one-gives-up/) [Munir Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munir-butt/) [Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/munir-butt-72185_answers_young-man-the-simple-answer-is-land-land_923846.jpg) > [I've found him to be a disappointment. Wonderful speech in Egypt, and good intentions aside, foreign policy needs to be firmly grounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munir-butt/i-ve-found-him-to-be-a-disappointment-wonderful-speech-in-egypt-and/) [Munir Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munir-butt/) [Blow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/munir-butt-72185_blow_i-ve-found-him-to-be-a-disappointment-wo_1937436.jpg) > [London used to be reasonably priced, clean, and a decent place to live. These days it's polluted and utterly unbearable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munir-butt/london-used-to-be-reasonably-priced-clean-and-a-decent-place-to-live/) [Munir Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munir-butt/) [Clean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/munir-butt-72185_clean_london-used-to-be-reasonably-priced-clea_2887001.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munir-butt/#itemlist", "name": "Munir Butt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. 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