Tony Blair Quotes
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There are two outstanding issues in democratic politics these days. One is the relationship with the media, which is now 24/7, and operates with a completely different intensity than even 15 or 20 years ago. How do we have a proper conversation between leaders and country when it's moderated sometimes in a very partisan and inflammatory way? And the second thing is the effectiveness of our democracy. How do we get the right gene and talent pool in politics?
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People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.
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Real progress cannot be measured by money alone. We must ensure that economic growth contributes to our quality of life, rather than degrading it
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It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership.
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Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do.
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In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.
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But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person.
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People divide into groups where they talk to each other, but don't talk across the divide. And yet most of the challenges we face in the world today are challenges that are to do with trade, with technology, with how you make sure that people are properly educated, reform your health care system.
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I couldn't live with myself if I thought that these big strategic choices for my generation were there, and I wasn't even making them - or I was making them according to what was expedient rather than what I actually thought was right.
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Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.
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I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough.
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The Donald Trump phenomenon in the U.S. is mirrored completely by the Brexit phenomenon in the U.K. It's very similar forces. And what is interesting to me is there are two different groups that come together, who don't really agree with each other, but have come together in unity against, if you like, what is perceived as the status quo, or - and certainly what is a more center-right or center-left type of politics.
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I think everyone's had their pound of flesh and now it's time to move on.
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Fanaticism is not a state of religion but a state of mind.
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I think I made the wrong career choice
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It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
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I think it is vitally important to study History. If we are going to lead Britain safely into the future, it is essential that we understand our country's historical roots. If we can learn the lessons of the past, we will be able to avoid making mistakes in the future.
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My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform.
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But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential.
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The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust.
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Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.
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I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.
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I'm not prepared to have someone tell me there is only one view of what Europe is. Europe isn't owned by any of them, Europe is owned by all of us.
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Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.