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Paddy Ashdown Quotes

Paddy Ashdown quotes

British Politician February 27, 1941

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Paddy Ashdown quote: "I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in..."
I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads. Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown quote: "People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt."
People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt. Paddy Ashdown
Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years. Paddy Ashdown
The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible to return to the politics of appeasement of the 1930s? Paddy Ashdown
We have to make their livelihoods viable, get them the proper prices for their produce, try and make them stay rather than sell their property and leave again. Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown quote: "Politics is compromise."
Politics is compromise. Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown quote: "It's not my job to be popular. I'm goal-driven; my job is to..."
It's not my job to be popular. I'm goal-driven; my job is to get results. Paddy Ashdown
I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do. Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown quote: "I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were..."
I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots. Paddy Ashdown

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