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"Will the United States pull the rug on New Zealand? The answer is no. They might polish the lino a bit harder and hope that I execute a rather unseemly glide across it."

— David Lange

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After a very long year we've got a very short knight.

Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988)

When asked, "So, what are you going to do with the rest of your life?": "I'm going to be a jockey."

On seeing a machine labelled "media steriliser", Lange quipped: "Have that sent to my office immediately."

My back is so scar-tissued that you couldn't find a place to slip a knife.

Source: A Dictionary of New Zealand Political Quotations (2000)

If the American global strategy is dependent on the ability of nuclear ships to come to New Zealand, then God defend the world.

Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988)

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