“He had more on his mind than his mind could hold.”

— David Lange

Referring to an unsuitable applicant for a high-ranking government position.
Source: A New Zealand Dictionary of Political Quotations, p. 94.

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New Zealand politician and 32nd Prime Minister of New Zeala… 1942–2005

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