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It happens to the best of us. When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous to listen to what everyone has to say, although I often find myself desperate to say something but too scared to stand up in case I regret it.


Margo MacDonald

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ELAINE MACDONALD All my life's about is cracking up people and them cracking me up and trying not to think about ...
NORM MACDONALD I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
NORM MACDONALD She had 7 1/2 years to consider what she was doing and didn't stop. She only stopped because she was...
ANDREW MACDONALD Clearly the complainants who have been infected with the HIV virus have had a serious and devastatin...
ANDREW MACDONALD The combined effect of the number of counts that we were dealing with in this case, resulted in the ...
ANDREW MACDONALD DNA films are delighted to continue our relationship with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland by producing ...
ANDREW MACDONALD The message this sends I think is when you are HIV-positive you have a positive duty to disclose tha...
ANDREW MACDONALD The decision sends a message that in respect to people who are infected with the HIV virus, that it ...
ANDREW MACDONALD All of the victims showed a great deal of courage and fortitude in coming forward and of course, the...
ANDREW MACDONALD This is a big win for us and boosts our confidence as we near the playoffs. We have a big game with ...
ANDY MACDONALD He's a freak of nature.
ANDY MACDONALD The Flying Tomato' - that pretty much sums it up. He's pretty much a goofball. It's all about having...
ANDY MACDONALD They definitely take more abuse than any golfer ever will. Golfers are making a lot more money than ...
ANDY MACDONALD In the third quarter, we got a little momentum and we were getting it close -- it was good to have t...
ANDY MACDONALD It was the same as last time. We continue to play from our own side of the field and we can't play w...
ANDY MACDONALD Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I'...
RICHARD MACDONALD As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what is needful for you in a book.
GEORGE MACDONALD I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant you to be when He thought of you first.
GEORGE MACDONALD There is a time in life when you expect the world to be always full of new things. And then comes a ...
HELEN MACDONALD The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more ...
GEORGE MACDONALD Coaching helps you take stock of where you are now in all aspects of your life, and how that compare...
ELAINE MACDONALD I miss seeing real comics, Shecky Greene and Buddy Hackett, those types. I like straight stand-up, t...
NORM MACDONALD China is important to the world in that they are a force and on the move. Exposing them to figurativ...
RICHARD MACDONALD Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.
GEORGE MACDONALD