Shall I make you a cup of tea? He asked. It was the classic response to crisis practiced throughout these islands—in England, Scotland, and elsewhere. Emotional turmoil, danger, even disaster could be faced with far greater equanimity if the kettle was switched on. War has been declared! There’s been a major earthquake! The stock market has collapsed! Oh really? Let me put the kettle on….
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DAVINA MCCALL I'm afraid you have to leave us - DAVINA MCCALL They're all... looking... a little... nervous right now DAVINA MCCALL I knew it was really, really popular when my granny told me she watched it, and was addicted. When y... DAVINA MCCALL The people who go into that house are a cross section of British culture. They're not freaks. DAVINA MCCALL He's such a lovely fellow, that Lester Piggott. DAVINA MCCALL It's easy to present - out with a very, very rowdy crowd talking to the camera, DAVINA MCCALL I can't believe you are showing no remorse. DAVINA MCCALL We knew coming in that this would be a litmus test for our team. Who better to see where you're at t... JIM MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL Do not wait and hope to be discovered...make yourself so you cannot be denied! JAMIE MCCALL We've eight players involved in the panel, and that would be a big lump out of our squad, MARK MCCALL It's a chance for us to show off to these companies. DEAN MCCALL We are just geeks who want to pull the two cities together and pool our resources. DEAN MCCALL The project (we) are working on is a community based, public-need project. The people we are focusin... DEAN MCCALL See it, learn it, do it ALL. JAMIE MCCALL He was all right in high school. Girls liked him. He was cool. DON MCCALL We rode bikes together sometimes. DON MCCALL Some of the guys who come in my barber shop said they saw him and he was saying to come down to the ... DON MCCALL As a coach, you remain optimistic. You go into every battle, every contest, thinking if we do what's... ED MCCALL You're playing against a stacked deck. I think that's all we're asking for was a fair shot for our c... ED MCCALL It wasn't about kicking them out. This was not a proposal made out of sour grapes. ED MCCALL We've got mobile homes rolled into mobile homes. We've got mobile homes blown into houses. It's all ... DAVID MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL There's an advantage to belonging to an international. One obvious thing (affecting union members) i... DAVID MCCALL There's an advantage to belonging to an international. DAVID MCCALL We've broadened people's responsibilities, and we are far more productive than we use to be. DAVID MCCALL Many of these people have never, ever had a livable wage. It will also give them benefits like paid ... DAVID MCCALL We do not want people to be here. We want them out of harm's way. FRANK MCCALL You never say never. People in Florida never saw anything like [Hurricane] Andrew. FRANK MCCALL