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

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

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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."

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)

An itinerant masseur, massaging the politically erogenous zones.

Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988)

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