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" I can only admire people who I have never met and are dead - because you know so much about anyone who is alive. "
Ken Livingstone
I Can
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People
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" I spent the 1960s and 1970s seeking myself - the working-class tradition of self-education. "
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" I could not cherish London and not value Jewish London. The contribution of Jews to London is immense - politically, economically, culturally, intellectually, philanthropically, artistically. "
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" I've always been a workaholic. I reckon, on average, I've had less than one day a year off in my working career. "
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" I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues. "
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" I grew up in a house with very few books. "
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" Well, I mean, I'm very much a pragmatic person. "
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" My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London. "
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" I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied. "
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" When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself. "
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" Short of being prime minister there isn't a better job in British politics than running London. "
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Read
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" Anybody who enjoys being in the House of Commons probably needs psychiatric help. "
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Who
Anybody
" If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems. "
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You
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" I can't understand why anyone would want to live the life of a politician if you can't say pretty much what you think. You are not in it for the money: there's unremitting pressure on your life, you give up so much of your privacy. It can only be because of the things you want to do and the things you want to say. "
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