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The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership. The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful-the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept that something can’t be done if it needs to be into their philanthropy.

Tony Blair

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.
TONY BLAIR

Journey Responsibility Thinking
I don’t like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don’t make a big thing of it.
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Belief Religion Religious
I want my son to grow up in a place where the people are more powerful than the government and not the other way around.
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Government Grow Powerful Son
I’m afraid that’s in the nature of modern politics – it’s as much conducted by abuse as argument.
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Abuse Argument Modern
I’m the f***ing Prime Minister!
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Country Emotion Minister People Prime
Real integrity means an answer. It doesn’t just mean – it doesn’t mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.
TONY BLAIR

Integrity Mean Real Ride
But the world is ever more interdependent. Stock markets and economies rise and fall together. Confidence is the key to prosperity. Insecurity spreads like contagion. So people crave stability and order.
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Confidence Fall Key Order
Society works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.
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Opportunity Responsibility Together
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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Clarity Doubt Party
If we are going to carry on growing, and we will, because no country is going to forfeit its right to economic growth, we have to find a way of doing it sustainably.
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Business Country Growth
I haven’t got the time to sit here arguing with someone whose idea of a coherent foreign policy is what comes up in Google when you type in peace!
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Country Google Idea People
Now you may do it badly, you may do it well, some people like you, some people hate you, all the rest of it – but you have got a real motivating life purpose. [on being Prime Minister
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Hate People Real
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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Essential People Together
I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.
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Destiny Government Party
We are going to expand enormously — our economy, our consumption, over the years to come … But the consequences of that on emissions are going to be severe unless we change direction.
TONY BLAIR

Consumption Economy Years
The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership. The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful-the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept that something can’t be done if it needs to be into their philanthropy.
TONY BLAIR

Determination Give Money Successful

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The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership. The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful-the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept that something can’t be done if it needs to be into their philanthropy.

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