John Key

I was really fascinated by politics. It always has been part of my view that politics really is a calling or you…

— John Key

I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.

— John Key

New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.

— John Key

I have more engagement with New Zealand than people might think. Unlike the impression I have of the American president, who sits…

— John Key

I read a review on the Herald, it says it takes 40 minutes to get to the first sex session apparently and…

— John Key

Bronagh looks after the kids and without her the family would disintegrate... there are some things you can't discuss with anyone other…

— John Key

I have quite a strong sense of wanting to sort of, wanting to help others. I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but…

— John Key

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never…

— John Key

We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record

— John Key

It's possible to spend every waking hour here on the ninth floor and not get out of the office. And this isn't…

— John Key

I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that…

— John Key

I used to think... that people would think badly of me for various stuff they read. But now I accept it's just…

— John Key

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 think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job,…

— John Key

I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

— John Key

Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

— John Key

Sure I can sit around and do absolutely nothing for the next nine years and I might survive that long but it's…

— John Key

New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you don't do that…

— John Key

Let's just get a deal done then let's worry about expanding it.

— John Key

Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.

— John Key

The public talk colloquially, the public's grammar's not perfect. They kid around and I don't think they overly mark me down for…

— John Key

You can't base an industry solely on one person. That's a very vulnerable business strategy.

— John Key

If I had terminal cancer, I had a few weeks to live, I was in tremendous amount of pain - if they…

— John Key

Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation -…

— John Key

The world, whether we like it or not, will become more and more borderless.

— John Key