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
TONY BLAIRNow 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
TONY BLAIRBut 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.
TONY BLAIRLabour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
TONY BLAIROne of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we’ve seen massive reductions in property.
TONY BLAIRI’m afraid that’s in the nature of modern politics – it’s as much conducted by abuse as argument.
TONY BLAIRWe 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 BLAIRI 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.
TONY BLAIRReal integrity means an answer. It doesn’t just mean – it doesn’t mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.
TONY BLAIRYour loss we count as our loss. Your struggle we take as our struggle.
TONY BLAIRI 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!
TONY BLAIRThe spread of freedom is the best security for the free.
TONY BLAIRThe 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 BLAIRSociety works by putting opportunity and responsibility together.
TONY BLAIRI’m the f***ing Prime Minister!
TONY BLAIRImmigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
TONY BLAIRBut 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.
TONY BLAIR