Peter Costello

When you're looking for votes, you are looking for votes from everybody, particularly the powerful.

— Peter Costello

The prudential regulation that I have put in place has been absolutely critical. The fiscal policy which we have put in place…

— Peter Costello

As I'm lying there at my funeral I would hope to hear somebody say, “Look, he's still moving!

— Peter Costello

Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't…

— Peter Costello

You know in politics you are dealing in the realm of choices. You don't always have clear-cut decision between a thoroughly principled…

— Peter Costello

Brian Burke as we now know was the most influential person in the West Australian Labor Party, if you could attract him,…

— Peter Costello

You find actually over the years that you get attributed with a lot of things you didn't do and you don't get…

— Peter Costello

Businessmen are always trying to advance their business interests, but they are not running for Prime Minister.

— Peter Costello

Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between…

— Peter Costello

This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts…

— Peter Costello

If you want to save, put money into superannuation, you will never find a better savings vehicle.

— Peter Costello

I think Australians are rightly suspicious of people who will try and use religion for another end. I don't think that's right…

— Peter Costello