A Quote by Clive James

The British secret service was staffed at one point almost entirely by alcoholic homosexuals working for the KGB

Clive James

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Clive James
Australian - Writer
Born: October 7, 1939

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Amartya Sen

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Eustace Mullins

When I was younger, I wanted to be a cop. Then I watched 'The Wild Wild West,' and so I wanted to be in the Secret Service like James West. At some point I realized, 'That guy is not in the Secret Service. He's an actor.' That sounds like a good idea too.

Woody Harrelson

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Ben Macintyre

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I never worked for any secret service, certainly not the Israeli secret service.

Geert Wilders

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Conan O'Brien

I think I would have been a hopeless spy. I love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret.

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Jay Leno

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Michael O'Leary

There's a thing when you're always working on something you really love, and this one we loved so much, it feels like you have a secret, and you can't wait to let people in on the secret. But at the same time, there's that moment where, "What if they get the secret and they think the secret is stupid?!"

Matt Reeves

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