[ Rajiv Gandhi] was very reflective and rueful and regretful about the fact that his children's education...He wanted them to get educated… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
Bill Heseltine had been at university with me, at the University of Western Australia. I knew him well. — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I believe the Australian people have an affection for the Queen, and so they should have. — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I had a good personal relationship with Lee Kuan Yew and I used him, in the sense, that he... He made a… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
In fact, soon after that [South African sanctions], I was going on an official visit to the UK and Margaret Thatcher instructed… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
Australia can no longer afford to go down the path of confrontation and fragmentation which has embittered and disfigured so many aspects… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
All the arguments there are against Malcolm [Turnbull] - and there are many - the one thing in which he is impeccable… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
Brian Mulroney, myself, [and] Rajiv Gandhi; I think that was the real core [of the Commonwealth ]. That was the engine room, I reckon. — Bob Hawke Copy Share
While society cannot provide employment for its members, the production/work/income nexus has to be abandoned as a justification for our present parsimony to the… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
We [ with Brian Mulroney and Rajiv Gandhi] went to the meeting in Canada [the 1987 Vancouver CHOGM] and I said to them there… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I told [ David Lange] he was crazy, because you can't have an alliance relationship if you refuse access to their ships. And the… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
There is a reciprocal respect for [ Elizabeth II], for her interest in the Commonwealth. The members of the Commonwealth recognise that here is… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians. — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I had no time for Indira Gandhi. She was too much in the Russian camp for my liking. — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I wrote a letter to our Australian newspaper about three weeks before the invasion and I said, "Osama bin Laden must be on his… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I can't speak with authority about Emeka Anyaoku. I just didn't know him that well. — Bob Hawke Copy Share
George Bush Junior [George W Bush] was a religious fanatic, and Tony Blair wasn't far behind in a way. — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I felt completely ready to become prime minister. I came to office better equipped, in terms of knowledge of economics and of the Australian… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
I went along with it, and wanted to appoint a significant figure in Malcolm Fraser. I didn't have high hopes that they'd be able… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
One of the features of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings was [that] she [ Elizabeth II] would have a meeting with each of… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
The greatest stain upon this great Australian nation's character, without any question, is the great gaps that exist between our Aboriginal brothers and sisters… — Bob Hawke Copy Share
![“[ Rajiv Gandhi] was very reflective and rueful and regretful about the fact that his children's education...He wanted them to get educated outside of India, but he said to me the only place that he found where they would be safe was in Russia, and he didn't really want them to be educated there!…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0d3/bob-hawke-7891_australia_rajiv-gandhi-was-very-reflective-and-rue_838896.jpg)
![“In fact, soon after that [South African sanctions], I was going on an official visit to the UK and Margaret Thatcher instructed every minister to clear the decks of any outstanding matters between us - Australia and the Brits. And she went out of her way to make sure that that was as successful a…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7c6/bob-hawke-7891_australia_in-fact-soon-after-that-south-african-sa_2619349.jpg)
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