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I don't think I've ever been accused of being faddish. I'm more Marks & Spencer than Ted Baker. ↗

— David Miliband

#amp #baker #been #being #ever

I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?' ↗

— David Miliband

#could #developing #going #goodness #here

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. ↗

— David Miliband

#committed #constituents #i #myself #politics

I've learnt that, sometimes, how others see you is not the same as how you see yourself. I've learnt about how you can be multitasking - and sometimes other people see that you're multitasking. And that's not very nice for them. ↗

— David Miliband

#how #i #learnt #nice #other

In the end, human history is made up of all our decisions. ↗

— David Miliband

#end #history #human #human history #in the end

Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the parties should not stymie international clarity and consensus about the endgame in terms of borders and other issues. ↗

— David Miliband

#between #borders #clarity #consensus #each

One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the London School of Economics and the Nuffield Foundation have all shown, health reforms as well as additional investment were essential to improved outcomes, especially for poorer patients. ↗

— David Miliband

#commonwealth #crown #economics #especially #essential

People want more power over their own lives. That's not just true in Britain, it's true around the world. ↗

— David Miliband

#britain #just #lives #more #more power

The biggest novelty of 2013 will be new leadership in China. Very little is known about the views of the new leaders - who will rule the country for ten years. But we do know they're the first generation of Chinese leaders who have spent the majority of their lives in a China 'opening up' to the rest of the world. ↗

— David Miliband

#biggest #china #chinese #country #first

The real danger to Britain is a foreign policy that is isolationist in Europe and therefore weak in the rest of the world. ↗

— David Miliband

#danger #europe #foreign #foreign policy #policy