“ The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare. John Major
“ Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, t… John Major
“ Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence. John Major
“ It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family… John Major
“ I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. John Major
“ Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. John Major
“ If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future. John Major
“ It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family -… John Major
“ The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and certainly an inadequate and unacceptable argument for regime change. John Major
“ The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with pol… John Major
“ If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were… John Major
