Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between one House and another, compromise between the States and the Commonwealth and compromise between groups of persons with… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
When you're looking for votes, you are looking for votes from everybody, particularly the powerful. — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
The prudential regulation that I have put in place has been absolutely critical. The fiscal policy which we have put in place has been… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
As I'm lying there at my funeral I would hope to hear somebody say, “Look, he's still moving! — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come to… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
You know in politics you are dealing in the realm of choices. You don't always have clear-cut decision between a thoroughly principled position and a thoroughly unprincipled one. You're making snap decisions with paucity of information, generally trying to do the best that you can, but you will make errors, and sometimes it's a decision between a bad and a… — Peter Costello Copy Share
Brian Burke as we now know was the most influential person in the West Australian Labor Party, if you could attract him, you're in… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
You find actually over the years that you get attributed with a lot of things you didn't do and you don't get reported on… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
Businessmen are always trying to advance their business interests, but they are not running for Prime Minister. — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between one House… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts and so… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
If you want to save, put money into superannuation, you will never find a better savings vehicle. — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
I think Australians are rightly suspicious of people who will try and use religion for another end. I don't think that's right and I… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
