Tony Blair Quotes
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But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person.
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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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There has to be certainty and there has to be clarity. There can't be ambiguity, .. This has to be certain, clear in all respects from all the parties so nobody is in any doubt about what the future holds.
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It's not that tens of millions of people all want to be violent. But they share the worldview that then, at its extreme, gives rise to the violence. And in my view, this is why this is such a global problem.
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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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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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Look, I am very competitive.
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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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Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.
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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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I still think the world is better off and safer without Saddam Hussein.
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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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I think everyone's had their pound of flesh and now it's time to move on.
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The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.
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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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Ideals survive through change. They die through inertia in the face of challenge.
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They could have been removed. They could have been hidden. They could have been destroyed.
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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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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.
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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.