Prime Quotes · Page 34

This was an away-day for the deputy prime minister's staff, who've had a change of responsibilities [on John Prescott's scandalous playing habits...…

— Paul Clark

In the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are…

— Alan Clark

I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime.

— Anonymous

We were great mates [with Rajiv Gandhi]: very, very, very close friends. In fact, on my visit to India as Prime Minister,…

— Bob Hawke

The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some…

— Ken Hill

Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield.

— Winston Churchill

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?

— Jack McDevitt

On human levels of consciousness one may emphasize getting and having as the prime goals, in spiritual consciousness he seeks the way…

— Eric Butterworth

It [would have] been very difficult. As I said, the rules ... but if the rules were put in place back when…

— Scottie Pippen

The more books there are on shelves, the more will be sold. Once you get to the level of The Secret and…

— Anonymous

Government investment unlocks a huge amount of private sector activity, but the basic research that we put into IT work that led…

— Bill Gates

My actions were intended solely to secure the repayment of funds, which I considered to be in the public interest, and I…

— Nigel S. Wright

lf there is anything that puzzles me in this game lt is that the longer that you are in the job of…

— Pierre Trudeau

[S]leep, and enough of it, is the prime necessity. Enough exercise, and good food and enough, are other necessities. But sleep—good sleep,…

— Edward Everett Hale

All of our miseries are nothing but attachment. Our whole ignorance and darkness is a strange combination of a thousand and one…

— Rajneesh

I would say if you've been prime minister of this country, I do believe the country should recognise the service they've given.

— Lindsay Hoyle

I want to leave New Zealand in better shape than I found it. I know the job of prime minister is not…

— John Key

I learned...that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and…

— Brenda Ueland

Businessmen are always trying to advance their business interests, but they are not running for Prime Minister.

— Peter Costello

As regards humanitarian issues and how to handle them, that was the Prime Minister's [Shinzō Abe] initiative. He brought the matter up…

— Vladimir Putin

I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks…

— Julian McMahon

I didn't have an imaginary friend, and even if I did I'm sure it would have been derivative of something I saw…

— Dan Santat

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

— Pedro Calderon De La Barca

I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not…

— Jane Goodall

When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought…

— Gretchen Rubin