I rang Brian [Mulroney] up. I said, "What's this bloody nonsense. You've got a wheat trade with Iraq and you won't come… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I wrote a letter to our Australian newspaper about three weeks before the invasion and I said, "Osama bin Laden must be… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I said to my people, "We're knocking apartheid off but we've got to be prepared to assist them." And I sent senior… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
We [ with Brian Mulroney and Rajiv Gandhi] went to the meeting in Canada [the 1987 Vancouver CHOGM] and I said to… — 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
It was the South African Government that has introduced politics into sport by decreeing politically that no non-white person will represent their… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
It had things that it could do and which I thought were worthwhile: one would be South Africa, of course. And, as… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I just loved him and he loved me... He was a most humble man, the most decent man I've ever met in… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I rang my friend Jim Wolfensohn, who was then running a private commercial bank in New York. I said, "Come up to… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
When George Bush Senior [George HW Bush] was getting his alliance together to go into Iraq - to kick the Iraqis out… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
[ 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
We were great mates [with Rajiv Gandhi]: very, very, very close friends. In fact, on my visit to India as Prime Minister,… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
I was used on a number of occasions by the United States and China as a conduit. For instance, I was up… — 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
![“I rang Brian [Mulroney] up. I said, "What's this bloody nonsense. You've got a wheat trade with Iraq and you won't come aboard?" I said, "We've got a bloody big wheat trade too, so get your priorities right." And he said, "Okay, Bob. I'll come." I rang George and he was very appreciative.” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/bob-hawke-7891_appreciative_i-rang-brian-mulroney-up-i-said-what-s-t_2375863.jpg)
![“We [ with Brian Mulroney and Rajiv Gandhi] went to the meeting in Canada [the 1987 Vancouver CHOGM] and I said to them there that sanctions weren't working; they were just being busted. And it did seem to me that one way that we could bring the apartheid regime down would be if we did mount an…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/bob-hawke-7891_apartheid_we-with-brian-mulroney-and-rajiv-gandhi_109260.jpg)
![“It was the South African Government that has introduced politics into sport by decreeing politically that no non-white person will represent their country. They introduced politics into sport." And Don [Bradman] was a very shrewd old bloke, and he looked at me for about thirty seconds and then he…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/bob-hawke-7891_answers_it-was-the-south-african-government-that_2720781.jpg)
![“When George Bush Senior [George HW Bush] was getting his alliance together to go into Iraq - to kick the Iraqis out of Kuwait - he rang me up. I was very close to George Bush Senior; I got to know him well as Vice President to Ronald Reagan. And George rang me up and said, "Oh, Bob," he said, "I'm…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/bob-hawke-7891_alliances_when-george-bush-senior-george-hw-bush-w_980032.jpg)
![“[ 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/quotes/i/0d3/bob-hawke-7891_australia_rajiv-gandhi-was-very-reflective-and-rue_838896.jpg)
![“We were great mates [with Rajiv Gandhi]: very, very, very close friends. In fact, on my visit to India as Prime Minister, we were going to his home for dinner. There were two aspects I remember: one is him saying how he had trouble with his security people, because they insisted he wears a vest…” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/bob-hawke-7891_aspect_we-were-great-mates-with-rajiv-gandhi-ve_2297295.jpg)
