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David Miliband Biography

David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is a British Labour Party politician, charity chief executive and public policy analyst who was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Shields from 2001 to 2013. He and his brother, Ed Miliband, were the first siblings to sit in the Cabinet simultaneously since Edward, Lord Stanley, and Oliver Stanley in 1938.

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Economic dynamism can be combined with environmental and social responsibility. High financial returns can go hand in hand with respect for human rights, and the preservation of the planet's natural resources

Business, Combined, Economic, Responsibility, Rights

You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secondly you hate wasting time, energy, and whatever talent you've got.

Hate, Live Life, Spilt, Wasting, Yield, Yields

I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, its perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there.

Clear, Extraordinary, Said, Should, Torture, Water

Today, the UK must be the pioneer of a new model of economic change, that integrates social and environmental consideration. This is not just a question of values and moral duty. It is about our economy's capacity to sustain itself

Business, Consideration, Duty, Environmental, Pioneers, Question

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

British Politics, Committed, Constituents, Politics, Serve, Shields

Crushing defeat for Great Britain #Euref. History will show no one won today.

Crush, Crushing, Defeat, Today, Won

Dangerous climate change. . . It's important not to be alarmist but it is very important to be alarmed

Alarmed, Alarmists, Change, Climate, Important

One thing that I feel very, very strongly is that we talk about Islamic countries, Islamic people, Islamic leaders, as either moderates or extremists. It's almost like there are only two categories of Muslims. And actually, that doesn't show respect. It shows lack of understanding of the diversity of Muslim thought.

Countries, Country, Islamic, Leaders, Show, Two

My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is very much a bottom-up grass-roots way of doing politics.

Battles, Confidence, Politics, Roots, Simple, Winning

Essentially, by 2050 we need all activities outside agriculture to be near zero carbon emitting if we are to stop carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere growing

Agriculture, Atmosphere, Emitting, Essentially, Stop, Zero

What's now urgently needed [to stop environmental disaster] is the international political commitment to take action to avoid dangerous climate change.

Action, Commitment, Dangerous, Environmental, Political, Stop

We are living as if we had three planets' worth of resources to live with rather than just one. We need to cut by about two-thirds our ecological footprint. For that we need one planet farming as well as one planet living - one planet farming which minimises the impact on the environment of food production and consumption, and which maximises its contribution to renewal of the natural environment

Consumption, Cutting, Impact, Living, Maximises, Two

The window of opportunity to avoid dangerous climate change is closing more quickly than previously thought.

Change, Climate, Dangerous, Opportunity, Thought, Window

I mean, Britain is a country of successful Muslim businesspeople, teachers and educators, journalists. So, we have to say very strongly that the two million plus Muslims in Britain, the vast bulk of them make a huge contribution to our society, and they actually make it the vibrant society it is.

Businesspeople, Country, Mean, Muslim, Society, Teacher

Turning every business into an environmental industry will involve applying new principles. . . first, we need to make more with less. . . second, we need to design out waste. . . third, we must begin to decarbonise our energy supply

Business, Design, Environmental, Involve, Turning

"I think the wonderment of seeing my two sons developing makes me incredibly optimistic about human potential. It makes you think: 'My goodness. It's a miracle that's going on here. What could the human race do together?"'

Human, Optimistic, Son, Sons, Think, Thinking

First, climate change is the greatest long-term threat faced by humanity. It could cause more human and financial suffering than the two world wars and the great depression put together. All countries will be affected, but the poorest countries will be hit hardest. Secondly, the costs of inaction far outweigh the costs of action

Country, Depression, Human, Outweigh, Two Worlds, War

We are a European nation - must stay one.

European, Nation, Nations, Stay

The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim.

Christian, Climate, East, Proliferation, Tackled

I don't think I've ever been accused of being faddish. I'm more Marks & Spencer than Ted Baker.

Baker, Bakers, Faddish, Mark, Think, Thinking

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