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 BLAIRI’m the f***ing Prime Minister!
More Tony Blair Quotes
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One of the paradoxes of globalization is that, in the developing world, we’ve seen massive reductions in property.
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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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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.
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The view we took at the time and we take it now is that the war was justified legally because he [Saddam Hussein] remained in breach of UN resolutions.
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Immigration is good for a country. It brings fresh energy.
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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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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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Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
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If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum.
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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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There are unquestionably links between al-Qaida and Iraq.
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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.
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The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.
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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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I’m afraid that’s in the nature of modern politics – it’s as much conducted by abuse as argument.
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