#or

To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished. ↗

— William Hague

#bit #children #each #fund #hard-working

Today further EU targeted sanctions on Syria come into force. The message is clear and unambiguous: those responsible for the repression will be singled out and held accountable. ↗

— William Hague

#clear #come #eu #force #further

Turning away Turkey from the EU would be a great, long-term - a century-long - error by Europe. ↗

— William Hague

#error #eu #europe #great #long-term

We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling out of Misrata seem to be exaggerated. ↗

— William Hague

#although #completely #doubt #exaggerated #forces

We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights. ↗

— William Hague

#democracy #direction #directly #european #european union

We're not getting involved in terms of sending ground forces into Libya. Let's be clear about that. And indeed the UN Resolution forbids that. It says no foreign occupation of any part of Libya. ↗

— William Hague

#any #clear #forbids #forces #foreign

The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They'd had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slower than a tree. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#worry

Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve. ↗

— William Hague

#deserve #earned #finding #foreign #get

When the Lord Chancellor violates the trust of his great office of state to solicit party donations from people whose careers he can control, and then says I'm not sorry, and I'd do it again no wonder the public think that power has gone to their heads. ↗

— William Hague

#careers #chancellor #control #donations #gone

I was a girl from Massapequa, New York. I grew up in Massapequa. I lived in a basement with one window. ↗

— Jessica Hahn

#girl #grew #i #lived #new