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Harold MacMillan
English
Politician
Born:
Feb 10
,
1894
Died:
Dec 29
,
1986
Apt
Between
Down
Forever
Man
You
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A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.
Harold MacMillan
Man
Trust
Apt
Kind
Nobody
Trusts
Who
It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.
Harold MacMillan
Fool
Old
First
Young
Damn
Has-Been
Except
He
Like
Said
Been
Up
Realize
Grow
Grow Up
If you don't believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency. Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don't think it's enough.
Harold MacMillan
God
Good
You
Better
Decency
Believe
Think
Enough
Indecent
Very
Than
Decent
Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.
Harold MacMillan
Living
Dead
Does
Tradition
Mean
Means
Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.
Harold MacMillan
You
Hug
Once
Apt
Bear
Got
Keeps
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
Harold MacMillan
Cocktail
Memorial
Parties
Geriatric
Services
Set
I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
Harold MacMillan
Government
Action
Down
Brought
Determined
Should
Two
British
British Government
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
Harold MacMillan
Spilt
Over
Crying
Use
I was a sort of son to Ike, and it was the other way round with Kennedy.
Harold MacMillan
Son
Other
Way
Sort
Round
Kennedy
It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.
Harold MacMillan
Government
Duty
Neither
Majesty
Nor
Falter
Flap
Her
Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
Harold MacMillan
You
Fruit
Achieve
Power
Nothing
Like
Dead
Sea
(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
Harold MacMillan
Secretary
Poised
Between
Cliche
Foreign
Forever
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