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> [I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete. I want them playing on the correct pitches with hard balls and proper headgear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/i-could-not-be-more-determined-and-robust-about-this-i-want-more/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

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## More by Tessa Jowell

> [The prospect of the UK without a BBC funded by the licence fee is anywhere between improbable and impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/the-prospect-of-the-uk-without-a-bbc-funded-by-the-licence-fee-is/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [It is absolutely clear that your continued leadership is putting the Labour Party's future in jeopardy and denying millions of people in our country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/it-is-absolutely-clear-that-your-continued-leadership-is-putting-the/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [Our language and literature are without a doubt Britain's greatest contribution to the cultural heritage of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/our-language-and-literature-are-without-a-doubt-britain-s-greatest/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/digital-television-is-no-longer-a-probability-it-is-a-certainty/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/i-could-not-be-more-determined-and-robust-about-this-i-want-more/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [The majority should not be punished and subjected to a licensing curfew because of the bad behavior of the minority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/the-majority-should-not-be-punished-and-subjected-to-a-licensing/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [I've chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children's book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/i-ve-chosen-peter-pan-by-jm-barrie-as-my-favourite-children-s-book/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/we-have-no-target-for-the-number-of-medals-we-hope-to-win-in-2012-yet/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [The BBC's aim, along with schools, libraries and literacy groups, to involve more people in reading groups is an exciting idea and one that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/the-bbc-s-aim-along-with-schools-libraries-and-literacy-groups-to/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

> [The adventures of the boy who doesn't want to grow up has universal appeal. We all want to keep something of the child in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-jowell/the-adventures-of-the-boy-who-doesn-t-want-to-grow-up-has-universal/)

[Tessa Jowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-jowell/)

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