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" In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight. "

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" By nature, I am a unifier. I am a builder of consensus. I don't believe in sloppy compromise. But I do believe in bringing people together. "

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" We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world. "

" Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. "

" Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her. "

" I have long believed this interdependence defines the new world we live in. "

" Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music. "

" There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000. "

" The threat today is not that of the 1930s. It's not big powers going to war with each other. The ravages which fundamentalist political ideology inflicted on the 20th century are memories. The Cold war is over. Europe is at peace, if not always diplomatically. "

" The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror. "

" I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right. "

" I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if it's just a matter of conning the public. Actually, it's a matter of persuading the public, and in my experience, usually, the public gets it right. "

" In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge. "

" Yes, I feel I've got something to say. If people want to listen, that's great, and if they don't, that's their choice. "

" Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. "

" You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough. "

" What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party. "

" But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential. "

" In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind. "

" Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics. "

" It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose. "

" Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will. "

" I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear. "

Tony Blair

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" If you are trying to take a difficult decision and you're weighing up the pros and cons, you have frank conversations. Everybody knows this in their walk of life. "

Tony Blair

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Life

" Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. "

" When Europe and America stand together the world is a better and more prosperous place. "

" And just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea. And that idea is liberty. "

" Be a doer and not a critic. "

Tony Blair

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" In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. "

" But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person. "

" Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government. "