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" I refuse not to have a sense of humour. "
Ken Livingstone
Humour
Sense
Refuse
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" Most people are not shocked that I am occasionally rude to journalists. They are probably amazed I don't punch one in the face. "
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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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" I've never declined to do an interview. "
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" Well, I get on with people who believe in something. "
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" Thatcher was prepared to destroy the world rather than give in on something she believed in. "
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" Politics is not a healthy lifestyle. "
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" What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us? "
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" Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high. "
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" I can easily lose myself emotionally in absolute Hollywood garbage. "
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" I grew up in a house with very few books. "
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" Working with the Jewish community is essential to me and what I stand for. "
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" Everyone changes all the time. "
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" I came into politics because I wished to change things. You can't do that by lying to people; you have to educate, and persuade, and carry them with you - and it's often a long haul. "
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" I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess. "
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" I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people. "
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" I liked it when we had ugly politicians who droned on about issues. "
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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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" 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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Always
Year
" I loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics. "
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" My main income is from speaking. "
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