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I think the Brexit vote in Great Britain informing this populist movement of nationalism is kind of a global thing, and I think it's no particular political party's fault. People have been left behind, and in America, we're used to going forward. It's always like we're going to be better; the next generation's going to be better.

~Dana Carvey

Topics: Always America Been Behind Better Brexit Britain Fault Forward Generation Global Going Great Great Britain Kind Left Like Movement Nationalism Next Particular Party People Political Populist Thing Think Used Vote I Think

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When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of carbon sitting under Saudi Arabia in the form of oil, and this carbon powered the Industrial Revolution, it put the 'Great' in Great Britain, and led to Britain's temporary world domination.

~David J. C. Mackay

Topics: Amount Arabia Big Britain Carbon Coal Domination Form Great Great Britain Industrial Industrial Revolution Led Oil Powered Put Revolution Saudi Saudi Arabia Sitting Started Temporary Underneath World World Domination

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When I was 16, I played Macbeth at school and my English teacher said, 'I think you may have acting talent. Try to get into the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and see where you get.' I wouldn't have thought of that at all. I wanted to be a surgeon, but I wasn't a clever man.

~David Suchet

Topics: Acting Britain Clever English English Teacher Get Great Great Britain Macbeth Man May National Played Said School See Surgeon Talent Teacher Theatre Think Thought Try Wanted Where You Youth I Think

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Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

~Dean Acheson

Topics: Britain Empire Found Great Great Britain Lost Role

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Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the 21st century. It devastated an area the size of Great Britain. More than 1,800 Americans died. Three hundred thousand homes were destroyed. There was $96 billion in property damage. I served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority. I saw Congress write one big check and then skip town.

~Donna Brazile

Topics: American Area Authority Big Billion Britain Century Check Congress Damage Destroyed Devastated Died Great Great Britain Homes Hundred Hurricane Hurricane Katrina Katrina Louisiana More Property Recovery Saw Served Size Skip Storm Than Then Thousand Three Town Were Write 21St Century

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There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I doubt that there is one country amongst those I mentioned which has a desire to see Iran, with its fundamentalist, Islamic, extremist government, possessing nuclear weapons.

~Ehud Olmert

Topics: America Amongst Britain China Country Desire Doubt Extremist France Fundamentalist Germany Government Great Great Britain Iran Islamic Mentioned Nations Nuclear Nuclear Weapons One Country Other Possessing Russia See Those Weapons Western Western World Which World

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Our interests lie in attracting added value and talent to France as a result of Brexit, but also in having a balanced relationship with Great Britain. We must not sacrifice the short term for our bilateral relationship.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Added Also Attracting Balanced Bilateral Brexit Britain France Great Great Britain Having Interests Lie Must Our Relationship Result Sacrifice Short Short Term Talent Term Value

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The strategy we must follow is to defend the special relationship between Great Britain and Europe and, more specifically, between Europe and France.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Between Britain Defend Europe Follow France Great Great Britain More Must Relationship Special Specifically Strategy

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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the United States since 1965, when I was seventeen.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Am American American Citizen Born Britain Citizen Egypt Egyptian Great Great Britain Grew Kuwait Lived Malaysia Parents Seventeen Since States United United States Up I Am

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Great Britain is not part of the euro-zone; but the decision we take will have great importance for Great Britain.

~Francois Fillon

Topics: Britain Decision Great Great Britain Importance Part Take Will

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