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If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.
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Prince Philip
Age: 99 †
Born: 1921
Born: June 10
Died: 2021
Died: April 9
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The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet are absolutely vital if future generations are to have a chance to enjoy their existence on this earth.
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It's no use saying do this, do that, don't do that ... it's very easy when children want something to say no immediately. I think it's quite important not to give an unequivocal answer at once. Much better to think it over. Then, if you eventually say no, I think they really accept it.
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When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.
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So who's on drugs here?... He looks as if he's on drugs.
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Who is going to be the first to face up to the need for self-restraint in the number of children brought into the world?
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Can you tell the difference between them?
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The world population 60 years ago was just over 2 billion and it's now more than 6 billion. This huge increase - an explosion really - has probably done more harm to the environment than anything else.
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During the Blitz, a lot of shops had their windows blown in and put up notices saying, 'More open than usual'. I now declare this place more open than usual.
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Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and anopportunity, not a threat.
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I don't think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing.
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If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested.
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It makes you all look like Dracula's daughters!
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We don't come here for our health.
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You could do with losing a little bit of weight.
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Oh no, I might catch some ghastly disease.
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We don't come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.
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Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed.
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