Alan Clark
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"Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark" was a British Conservative Party (UK)/Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), historian and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Department of Employment/Employment, Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)/Trade and Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)/Defence, and became a Privy Council of the United Kingdom/privy counsellor in 1991.

He was the author of several books of military history, including his controversial work The Donkeys (1961), which is considered to have inspired the musical satire Oh, What a Lovely War!

Clark became known for his flamboyance, wit and irreverence. Norman Lamont (1942)/Norman Lamont called him "the most Political correctness/politically incorrect, outspoken, iconoclastic and reckless politician of our times". He is particularly remembered for his Alan Clark Diaries/three-volume diary, a candid account of political life under Thatcher and a moving description of the weeks preceding his death, when he continued to write until he could no longer focus on the page.

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There's nothing so improves the mood of the Party as the imminent execution of a senior colleague.

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Given that oil production has reversed somewhat in the past few months and the hurricane insurance pay-outs will not recur, we expect the deficit to narrow sharply again in (the fourth quarter of) 2005.

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Why would pediatricians now want to continue injecting children with a known nerve poison?

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The more you know about a species, the more you understand about how better to help protect them.

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They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!

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In the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated there comes a day when you are demoted. Even Prime Ministers.

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About outcomes, not methods.

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Zoning is a local government issue, and we're looking at the regional picture.

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[Dr. Alan Clark, a practicing ophthalmologist at Marion Oaks Optical, uses his eyes for something besides examining the retina and other eye parts. Clark is a long-time history buff. He became involved in Civil War reenactments. He participated in performances all over the Southeastern United States.] I also did reenactments for movies, ... We were on sets for 'Glory', the 'Alamo', and 'Rambo 3'.

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