Tony Blair Quotes
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She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever.
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Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it's going to be very, very tough.
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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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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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Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.
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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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Times are tough but they are tough because the government is trying to do the right thing, whether on public service reform, education, health, anti-social behaviour and welfare, or in counter-terrorism.
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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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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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Most of the problems of government come from people being overwhelmed by the size and scale of what they have to do.
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We know the problems, and we know the solution: sustainable development. The issue is the political will.
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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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Our ultimate weapon is not our guns but our beliefs...The spread of freedom is the best security for the free. It is our last line of defense and our first line of attack.
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In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.
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People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.
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I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.
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I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.
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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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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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Look, I am very competitive.
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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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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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If you're interested in politics and you're not following it, then it's a little bizarre.
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Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.