May I say, for the benefit of those who have been carried away by the gossip of the last few days, that I know what’s going on.
HAROLD WILSONDebating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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There is something utterly nauseating about a system of society which pays a harlot 25 times as much as it pays its prime minister, 250 times as much as it pays its members of Parliament and 500 times as much as it pays some of its ministers of religion.
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The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.
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Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.
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If we don’t give science its proper place in our national life. We shall no doubt be training all the bullfighters we need, because we don’t use many.
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I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
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If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too seasick to cause any trouble. But if you stop everybody gets out and argues about where to go next.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I’d have it tinned. With vinegar.
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