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“Transport is not a ministry the ambitious should accept: no transport minister has gone on to be prime minister.” quote by Justin Cartwright — Download Open image

“Transport is not a ministry the ambitious should accept: no transport minister has gone on to be prime minister.”

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Germany led the world in photography and film: 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' and 'Metropolis' are works that, to this day, film buffs revere.

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It is uncomfortable to be reminded that the Catholic church only removed the reference to 'perfidious Jews' from the Good Friday liturgy in 1960.

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I have worshipped Berlin from the day I read 'Two Concepts of Liberty' in South Africa. It seemed to make it respectable to be…

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So often in English fiction, people are either upper-class twits, or else they're knockabouts, less than human.

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If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And…

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The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost…

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The fans can accept a poor performance, but they won't take it when you choose not to put in the effort.

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If you're disabled or different from what general society deems normal, it's fine. There will always be people who won't accept you, but there…

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Things don't go on forever, and the quicker you accept that change is inevitable, the happier you're gonna be.

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It's very important to me that people accept me as a transgendered female. But it's ridiculous to a lot of people and I understand…

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I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.

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Not harder than it should be, no. We're about the business, we're about the work. It's all about the work, always. We have fun…

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I wish I could just accept that I'm not that good and not be shy about the fact that I'm not that professional.

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I cannot accept being silent in the face of injustice.

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“I hope there is less stigma and judgment against working moms and childless career women. All should be acceptable positions and society should not…

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