--- title: "1 Edge Abyss Quotes By Ed Balls" description: "1 Edge Abyss quotes by Ed Balls. Plus more from Ed Balls and more Edge Abyss sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-balls-30658_abyss_we-have-come-to-the-edge-of-the-abyss-an_2471096.png" --- > [We have come to the edge of the abyss and now it is time for a bold step forward. There is a political view that the tougher you are, the more credible you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/we-have-come-to-the-edge-of-the-abyss-and-now-it-is-time-for-a-bold/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-balls-30658_abyss_we-have-come-to-the-edge-of-the-abyss-an_2471096.png) ## More by Ed Balls > [You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/you-could-get-a-cheer-by-saying-let-s-withdraw-from-afghanistan-but-i/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/in-1925-when-britain-went-back-to-the-gold-standard-that-was/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [I would love to go on 'MasterChef'. But while I really like cooking, I'm doubtful anyone would ever want to pay for what I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/i-would-love-to-go-on-masterchef-but-while-i-really-like-cooking-i-m/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [Saddam Hussein was a horrible man, and I am pleased he is no longer running Iraq. But the war was wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/saddam-hussein-was-a-horrible-man-and-i-am-pleased-he-is-no-longer/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [Trying to cut the deficit too far, too fast isn't working. The government must adopt a steadier, more balanced plan to get our deficit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/trying-to-cut-the-deficit-too-far-too-fast-isn-t-working-the/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [I set myself one task, which was to get Labour on to the front foot, back in the game, making the weather on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/i-set-myself-one-task-which-was-to-get-labour-on-to-the-front-foot/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [My mobile phone battery runs out all the time because all the messages come straight to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/my-mobile-phone-battery-runs-out-all-the-time-because-all-the/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [It was a mistake. On the information we had, we shouldn't have prosecuted the war. We shouldn't have changed our argument from international law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/it-was-a-mistake-on-the-information-we-had-we-shouldn-t-have/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/i-m-a-very-loyal-person-and-i-allowed-myself-to-be-defined-as/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [What is even more worrying still is George Osborne's breathtakingly complacent response to today's figures. This is a Chancellor who is in total denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/what-is-even-more-worrying-still-is-george-osborne-s-breathtakingly/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-sent-a-text-to-gordon-brown-because-i-m/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [I think three or four years ago, people would have said my biggest weakness was that sometimes I was awkward on television, with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/i-think-three-or-four-years-ago-people-would-have-said-my-biggest/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/the-thing-about-politics-is-to-plan-10-years-ahead-and-assume-every/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [We have come to the edge of the abyss and now it is time for a bold step forward. There is a political view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/we-have-come-to-the-edge-of-the-abyss-and-now-it-is-time-for-a-bold/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) > [The national deficit is not rising.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-balls/the-national-deficit-is-not-rising/) [Ed Balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-balls/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/edge-abyss/ed-balls/#itemlist", "name": "1 Edge Abyss Quotes By Ed Balls", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have come to the edge of the abyss and now it is time for a bold step forward. 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