Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series)
Man Overboard (1987)
Paul Eddington: James Hacker
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Quotes
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James Hacker : I occasionally have confidential press briefings, but I have never leaked.
Bernard Woolley : Oh, that's another of those irregular verbs, isn't it? I give confidential press briefings; you leak; he's been charged under Section 2a of the Official Secrets Act.
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James Hacker : It's envy, you know. Dudley is consumed with envy.
Bernard Woolley : It's one of the seven Dudley sins.
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James Hacker : May I remind the Secretary of State for Defence that every problem is also an opportunity?
Several Ministers : Hear, hear!
Sir Humphrey Appleby : I think that the Secretary of State for Defence fears that this may create some insoluble opportunities.
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James Hacker : You know what loyalty in a cabinet minister means? It means that his fear of losing his own job is slightly greater then his hope of pinching mine.