A week is a long time in politics.
Harold Wilson

Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.
Harold Wilson

Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No.
Harold Wilson

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.
Harold Wilson

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.
Harold Wilson

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.
Harold Wilson

I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
Harold Wilson

If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
Harold Wilson

One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.
Harold Wilson

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.
Harold Wilson


The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
Harold Wilson

This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
Harold Wilson

We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.
Harold Wilson

Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
Harold Wilson