I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs. – John Major
A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesnt believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it. – John Major
Well, I think theres a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence. – John Major
Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less. – John Major
I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. – John Major
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot. – John Major
Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. – John Major
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 the hare. – John Major
If we want to deliver opportunity for all, we need an economy that delivers jobs for the future. – John Major
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 the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family – and not shuffling it off on other people and the state. – John Major
