“I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work?”

— George W. Bush

to Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg (June 20, 2005) http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/juncker-is-a-piece-of-work-but-is-that-good-/52663.aspx <br class="br">2000s, 2005

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