All John Major Quotes
- It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for… Accepting
- Life is full of surprises. Full
- The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat… Beat
- Recovery begins from the darkest moment. Begins
- I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide. Aside
- The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision. Decision
- I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have… Abide
- A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it. Believe
- Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less. Condemn
- There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created. Black
- What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? Conflict
- I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords,… Absolutely
- Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle. Across
- Disunity costs votes. Cost
- I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism. Entering
- I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press. Court
- I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good. Best
- I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge. Dropping
- I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument. Ability
- I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war. British
- I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. Frank
- I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't. Any
- I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community. Britain
- I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time. Inspirational
- If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future. All