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My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s.

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John Major
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
Autobiographer
Bank Manager
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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London
England
Sir John Major
Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
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I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism.
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Recovery begins from the darkest moment.
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When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.
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Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it.
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