I’m at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
HAROLD WILSONHe who rejects change is the architect of decay.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.
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Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time. He may not get his licence returned when it falls due.
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If the Tories get in, in five years no one will be able to afford to buy an egg.
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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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[Criticizing as “appalingly complacent” a Conservative Government report that by the ’60s, Britain would be producing all the scientists needed] Of course we shall.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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I’m an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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This party is a bit like an old stagecoach. If you drive along at a rapid rate everyone aboard is either so exhilarated or so seasick that you don’t have a lot of difficulty.
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The only limits of power are the bounds of belief.
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The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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The labour party is like a stage-coach.
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