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“Miller had accepted the plaudits with his customary modesty: holding both arms aloft and punching the air like he'd just snogged a supermodel or scored the winner in the dying seconds of the FA cup final”
― The Wrong Hands
― The Wrong Hands

“Heavy taxation was always self-defeating, with the country losing more for every tightening of the screw. The higher the tax rates, the less there was to tax. I'd have made Britain a tax haven, and welcomed back all the rich who had taken their money and left. A 50% tax on millions would be better than a 98% tax on nothing.”
― Risk
― Risk

“Facts are important. You need to get them from a trusted source.
And that's not the Brits?”
― Fortunate Son
And that's not the Brits?”
― Fortunate Son

“I gave the man one of my looks. My face was cold and hard, like a School Treat egg.”
― Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
― Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

“I dislike that word 'try.' It suggest a lack of confidence in my powers.”
― Galahad at Blandings
― Galahad at Blandings
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