Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn

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I will fight for what I believe in until I drop dead. And that's what keeps you alive.
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Collection: Believe
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Think, think, think. It will hurt like hell at first, but you'll get used to it.
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Collection: Hurt
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I have never consciously exploited the fact that I am a woman. I wouldn't dare try that even if I knew how to. I have too much respect for my male colleagues to think they would be particualrly impressed.
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Collection: Thinking
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Large motorway flyovers are the cathedrals of the modern world.
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Collection: Bridges
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Why get rid of Chamberlain to put in Halifax? It's like getting rid of the organ-grinder to put in the monkey.
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
Collection: Monkeys