My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the foot of his tombstone regularly. I have never been tempted to leave flowers… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Friends have suggested that I am the least qualified person to talk about happiness, because I am often down, and sometimes profoundly depressed. But I think that's where my qualification comes from. Because to know happiness, it helps to know… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
There are many reasons for the decline in royal esteem. One is that so many of the royals are thick. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
I feel like thanking Paul Dacre every time, because the reason they ask me is because they think I've come through the other end… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
This may sound arrogant, but I believe that if we'd done teamship better, we'd still be there. Where we fell down was the inability… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Sometimes Jonathan [Powell] and myself would go to Tony [Blair] and ask him if he was absolutely sure about this or that. That was… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
I have always been driven. I have always believed in what I believe very deeply. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Clinton is a big personality who has led a big life, and for some of the media conventional wisdom to boil it down to… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
One day, we will look back and wonder how on earth we used to believe that depression was a lifestyle choice, only to be… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Greg Dyke is on record as saying that once the BBC was attacked, it was their job to defend themselves. But that is not… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
![“I feel like thanking Paul Dacre every time, because the reason they ask me is because they think I've come through the other end with a pretty good reputation. Loads of people get a bad press but have a good reputation. [David] Beckham - think what he went through. [Bill] Clinton, likewise. You…” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e77/alastair-campbell-11941_ask-me_i-feel-like-thanking-paul-dacre-every-ti_126858.jpg)
![“Sometimes Jonathan [Powell] and myself would go to Tony [Blair] and ask him if he was absolutely sure about this or that. That was our job. But ultimately it was his decision.” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/794/alastair-campbell-11941_asks_sometimes-jonathan-powell-and-myself-wou_318302.jpg)
![“Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did we do that kind of thing? Maybe. But from around about the turn of the century, I felt strongly that we had to do something about media ownership and self-regulation…” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/521/alastair-campbell-11941_blair_paul-keating-told-us-before-we-were-elec_763203.jpg)
