Tony Abbott Quotes

I was a very senior minister in the Howard government and I sat around this particular table in the prime ministerial office in many discussions. The difference between being a senior minister and the prime minister is that ultimately the buck does stop with the prime minister and in the end the prime minister has to make those critical judgement calls and that's the big difference.

Tony Abbott

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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.

Laura Haddock
- Up
- Growing
- Dad
As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.

Jack Henry Abbott
- Dead
- Ghost
- Civil
I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover.

Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Song
- Hand
- Gold
As people want to move money around the world, they're going to be moving in and out of bitcoin quickly, but they're still going to own it for some period of time... and the size of that working capital requirement will grow as the global economy grows.

Barry Silbert
- People
- Time
- World
What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching.

Naomie Harris
- People
- Food
- Generosity
I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.

Octavia Spencer
- Character
- Really
- Longer