John Key Quotes

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• We also need to remember the enduring principles on which the National Party is based – individual responsibility, support for families and communities, and a…
• We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record
• Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.
• I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.
• I read a review on the Herald, it says it takes 40 minutes to get to the first sex session apparently and the whole movie…
• It would be stupid of me to rule out ever being the leader because that's an impossible thing to rule out. I can't predict future…
• I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a…
• New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.
• We live in a world where equality is pretty important.
• I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to…
• We are a small, open economy, highly dependent on global flows. It is inevitably a demand that dramatically alters and that is reflected in what…
• From time to time I might push a little bit too hard and I have got to be a bit more careful.
• I have more engagement with New Zealand than people might think. Unlike the impression I have of the American president, who sits in the Oval…
• Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in…
• I have always thought, genuinely thought, that elections are like world cups. They sometimes look easier from the outside and they are very difficult when…
• You are not going to change me and if you do, it will look like a fraud, it will be a fraud.
• We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.
• I think what happens when you are prime minister is no day is the same and every day you are under pressure. And there is…
• I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky…
• I believe the future of our country can be really great.

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