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I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Able Direction Doctorate Great Pretend Strengths Thesis Weaknesses Write

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I was Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence for two years prior to being appointed Defence Secretary.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Appointed Armed Armed Forces Being Defence Forces Minister Ministry Prior Secretary Two Years

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We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Able Also Building Capable Colleagues Environment Genuinely Her His Ideas Inspiring Leader Loyalty Media Need Open Our Personality Policies Present Project Team Today True

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Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Able Adaptable Changes Character Conflict Defence Environment More Must Quickly Respond Security

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I got a tooth bust by somebody who decided they didn't like me and I thought the moustache hid a scar on my lip. It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Appreciated British Bust Decided Facial Got Hair Hid Just Keep Like Lip Me Moustache People Public Scar Somebody Thought Tooth True Were Who

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Stalin's policies pushed the world into the Cold War. Putin has the potential to be equally as dangerous.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Cold Cold War Dangerous Equally Policies Potential Pushed Putin Stalin War World

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If I had another life, that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Another Armed Armed Forces Forces Had Life Major Rank Sergeant Similar Spirit Where

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It's hard to find good teamwork in practice, and I have never thought that we, as a party, were any better at working as a team than the Tories, despite our core values.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Any Better Core Core Values Despite Find Good Hard Never Our Party Practice Team Teamwork Than Thought Tories Values Were Working

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We in the West walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the Cold War and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again, there will be consequences.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghanistan Again Armed Away Cold Cold War Consequences Country Devastated End Left Socially Teeth Walked War West Will

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I never expected to be Defence Secretary. It's a great privilege.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Defence Expected Great Never Privilege Secretary

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 19th, 1952

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