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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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

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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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Politics
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And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust. – Simon Raven

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I think Gods really blessed me with patience. Im good with a lot of things going on at once. – Niki Taylor

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As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind. – Cleveland Amory

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Because Im the author of my screenplays I know what Im looking for. Its true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but its also a question of working with patience and love. – Michael Haneke

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Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. – Robert Heinlein

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