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Small: It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had com
"It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had come officially to ensure that the surrender terms were being complied with and that living conditions for the POWs were being immediately improved"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
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Small: Hundreds and hundreds of the dead were so badly burned in the terrific heat generated by the bomb that it was
"Hundreds and hundreds of the dead were so badly burned in the terrific heat generated by the bomb that it was not even possible to tell whether they were men or women, old or young"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
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Small: Ho joined the French socialist party, the first Vietnamese to be a member of a French political party
"Ho joined the French socialist party, the first Vietnamese to be a member of a French political party"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
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Small: As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minhs demands were a model of modesty
"As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
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Small: We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care
"We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not m
"Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios
"It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: I dont know what it means to be out there against the Olympics
"I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?
"Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: Im not running away from the fact that I had previously said I did not contemplate a major increase, and that
"I'm not running away from the fact that I had previously said I did not contemplate a major increase, and that was a fair statement of the Government's state of mind at the time I made that"
John Howard, Statesman
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Small: I hate guns
"I hate guns"
John Howard, Statesman
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Small: Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job?
Nicole Kidman
"Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job?"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: Its so bizarre, Im not scared of snakes or spiders. But Im scared of butterflies. There is something eerie abo
Nicole Kidman
"It's so bizarre, I'm not scared of snakes or spiders. But I'm scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: Its a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, a
Nicole Kidman
"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: Id like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but Im willing to go through a lot
Nicole Kidman
"I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I wouldnt want to be married to me, but luckily Tom Cruise does
Nicole Kidman
"I wouldn't want to be married to me, but luckily Tom Cruise does"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I cant believe I spent so many years blurry, but
Nicole Kidman
"I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I never knew Id be in a musical, let alone win an award for one
Nicole Kidman
"I never knew I'd be in a musical, let alone win an award for one"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: I just want to be nominated beggars cant be choosers
Nicole Kidman
"I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: It means that, in fact, its - whether fascist is the right word I dont know - more of a plutocracy than anythi
"It means that, in fact, it's - whether fascist is the right word I don't know - more of a plutocracy than anything resembling a democracy; it has become a nation controlled by a very small, very wealthy elite"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: I suppose whats happened recently has confirmed suspicions I voiced in the book, and I think made clearer some
"I suppose what's happened recently has confirmed suspicions I voiced in the book, and I think made clearer some of those things that I point out. For instance I have a section of the book where I talk about the possibility of torture"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over th
"Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
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Small: The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing
"The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world
"Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: Australia has an increasingly multicultural society
"Australia has an increasingly multicultural society"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and
"And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet"
Julie Bishop, Politician
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Small: And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in alm
"And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in almost every present-day Vietnamese, so strong is his imprint on the Vietnamese nation"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
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Small: We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, its more a business thats out there and running
"We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a business that's out there and running riot, so I guess the people have to go out there and say stuff"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian stories is the g
"We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian stories is the greatest thing you can do"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with you
"The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire
"The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture for 30 years because the Americans came in
"I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture for 30 years because the Americans came in and bought up all the cinema chains and wouldn't show any Australian films"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing youll ever do on your film
"Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transfo
"Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China"
John Howard, Statesman
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Small: Its too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect disci
"It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility"
John Howard, Statesman
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Small: I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty
"I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty"
John Howard, Statesman
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Small: I have a different approach. I dont file lawsuits because I really dont care
Nicole Kidman
"I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care"
Nicole Kidman, Actress
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Small: Weve got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world
"We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: So we have to be careful because if you dont protect your culture you wont have it for very long
"So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't have it for very long"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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Small: Now both my films have been number one at the Australian box office and it took about two years just to get th
"Now both my films have been number one at the Australian box office and it took about two years just to get the finance for this film, so if it's hard for me then God help everyone else"
Yahoo Serious, Director
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