"People like you should be stopped, Mr. Woodrow,'……" — John le Carre
"People like you should be stopped, Mr. Woodrow,' she mused aloud, with a puzzled shake of her wise head. 'You think you're solving the world's problems but actually you're the problem."
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John le Carre
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126 Quotes by John le Carre
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Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
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My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its…
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History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you…
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A committee is an animal with four back legs.
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The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern…
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Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.
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