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Alexander McCall Smith

It was 84-0 at the end. Actually, they stopped it early for some reason.

“It was 84-0 at the end. Actually, they stopped it early for some reason.”
Stuart suppressed a smile. “Bad luck, Bertie. But I’m sure that they’ll do better next time.” He paused. “What do you think went wrong, Bertie?”
Bertie thought for a moment. “I think it’s because our team was told that they should share the ball, Daddy. So they did. They shared.”

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Margaret Thatcher

Defeat—I do not recognise the meaning of the word!

Defeat—I do not recognise the meaning of the word!

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Winston Churchill

At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.

By noon it was clear that the Socialists would have a majority. At luncheon my wife said to me, ‘It may well be a blessing in disguise.’ I replied, ‘At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.’

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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

It was the rain that defeated every invader.

Grandfather: The truth is that, while we Welsh like to believe that it was the mountains that beat the successive invaders, it was really the weather that comes with mountains. It was the rain that defeated every invader. Yes, simple rain.

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Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope

Let him have it. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee.

Han: Let him have it. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee.
C-3PO: But sir. Nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
Han: That’s cause a droid don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.
C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the Wookiee win.