My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasnt especially religious. – Tony Blair
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. – Tony Blair
You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time thats healthy and indeed even creative. But its where – its really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. – Tony Blair
I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amidst the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail. – Charles Austin Beard