Quote by John Major
The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but

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

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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

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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

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Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. – John Major

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My mum told me to have patience. Its about realising that when things arent going the way you want them to, or you dont have inspiration, it will come. – Vanessa Paradis

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Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. – Herman Hesse

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Ive done an awful lot of stuff thats a monument to public patience. – Tyrone Power

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It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. – Khaleda Zia

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When too many Americans dont vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action. – Paul Wellstone

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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. – Alfred Hitchcock

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Socialists think profits are a vice; I consider losses the real vice. – Sir Winston Churchill

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