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I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Background Bothered Come Learned Long Long Time Long Time Ago Pretty Time Tough

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My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. 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

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Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghanistan Alliance Allow Bedrock Been Britain Consequences Defence Failure Happen Last National National Security Nato Our Profound Security Structure Undermine Watch Will Would Years

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We have tended in politics in this country to concentrate on the domestic, on the here and now - the 'what's in it for me'.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Concentrate Country Domestic Here Me Now Politics

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If you stand at an election and put a manifesto in front of people saying you're going to improve health care, you have to stick by that.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Care Election Front Going Health Health Care Improve Manifesto People Put Saying Stand Stick You

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I'll tell you what I do have: I have a good feel for ordinary people, for politics, and those are my strengths. I understand, I hope instinctively, where many of our Armed Forces come from.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Armed Armed Forces Come Feel Forces Good Hope Instinctively Many Ordinary Ordinary People Our People Politics Strengths Tell Those Understand Where You

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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 Decided Facial Hair Just Keep Moustache People Public True Were

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I have always had a keen interest in defence and military history and read more on this subject than anything else.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Always Anything Anything Else Defence Else Had History Interest Keen Military More Read Subject Than

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As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Chief Defence Defend Defending Early Goal Interests Line Means Overseas Says Source Staff Tackling Threats You

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I am extremely honoured to be the Defence Secretary, and I would not do the job if I did not think that I could make a useful contribution in the role.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Am Contribution Could Defence Did Extremely Honoured Job Make Role Secretary Think Useful Would I Am

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 19th, 1952

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