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Ministers Quotes (page 7)

God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us. Socrates
Hello, Minister!" bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful discomfort. "Did I mention I'm resigning? J. K. Rowling
Brian Mulroney quote: "You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many..."
You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as I did, because there are none. Brian Mulroney
It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but as prime minister I shouldn't have used it. Brian Mulroney
For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now, the strength of Canada is going to be coming from our resources in the Arctic. Brian Mulroney
When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent through Ottawa were major, because that's what the bureaucracy understands. Brian Mulroney
If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved nothing. Brian Mulroney
Lord Mountbatten quote: "What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the..."
What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse? Lord Mountbatten
There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed. Mario Monti
Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests. Arthur Middleton
Stephen Harper, who's the prime minister of Canada, he is saying that this - we have to give him a majority government, otherwise there will be a Separatist coalition. And he says it every minute. Rick Mercer
'Kane and Abel' is the best popular fiction of all time. As a kid, I wanted to be prime minister when I read 'First Among Equals.' Louise Mensch
I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks were away a lot, meeting foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing, but it never struck me as odd. If anything it allowed me to get into all sorts of mischief. Julian McMahon
It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but only the retreat of the French forces engaged in the battle. Philip Gibbs
It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I was acting on the basis of this mandate given me by the most important leaders of the world: President Bush's father, prime minister of France, President Mitterand, the Chinese, everybody. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

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