At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister.
HAROLD WILSONHe who rejects change is the architect of decay.
More Harold Wilson Quotes
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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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The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
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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 an optimist, but I’m an optimist who takes his raincoat.
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I’m going on, and the Labour government’s going on.
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It is quite clear to me that the Tory Party will get rid of Mrs Thatcher in about 3 years time.
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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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Everybody should have an equal chance – but they shouldn’t have a flying start.
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All these financiers, all the little gnomes of Zürich and the other financial centres, about whom we keep on hearing.
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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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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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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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Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry.
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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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He who rejects change is the architect of decay.
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