Tony Blair Quotes

English - Statesman Born: May 6, 1953

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Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. - Tony Blair

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. Tony Blair

Do The Right Thing, Win, Better, Lose

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police. Tony Blair

Freedom, People, Democracy, Police, Law

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice. Tony Blair

Woman, Abortion, Choice, You, Dislike

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. - Tony Blair

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair

Leadership, Art, Saying, Easy, Say, Yes

Be a doer and not a critic. Tony Blair

In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind. Tony Blair

Future, History, Time, Moment, Choices

I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if it's just a matter of conning the public. Actually, it's a matter of persuading the public, and in my experience, usually, the public gets it right. Tony Blair

Experience, Politics, Think, You, Talk

Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics. Tony Blair

Progress, Never, Human, Shaped, Been

My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform. Tony Blair

Business, Perspective, Strong, Win, View

I have long believed this interdependence defines the new world we live in. Tony Blair

Live, World, Long, New, Defines

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You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time that's healthy and indeed even creative. But it's where - it's really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. Tony Blair

Time, Creative, Politics, Media, You

In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD. Tony Blair

War, April, Days, Final, Full, Iraq

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

Life, Relationship, Walk, Politics, Easy

I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear. Tony Blair

I Can, Way, Go, Only, Got, Gear

Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater. Tony Blair

Action, Inaction, Whatever, Take, Far

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism. Tony Blair

World, Battle, America, Free, Terrorism

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country. Tony Blair

Change, Politics, Party, Country, Come

And just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea. And that idea is liberty. Tony Blair

Hate, Humanity, Liberty, Idea, Divide

I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular. Tony Blair

Journey, End, Government, Start, You

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. Tony Blair

Children, War, Live, Generation, Without

The great advantage of the Lib Dems is precisely that no-one knows what they stand for. Tony Blair

Great, Stand, No-One, Advantage, Knows

My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six popular religions in the world which are the three Abrahamic religions, Hinduism and Buddhism and Sikhism. Tony Blair

Work, Faith, Respect, World, Foundation

You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough. Tony Blair

Decision, Tough, Advice, You, Know, Mean

What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party. Tony Blair

People, Party, Understand, Should, Adore

There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things to remain the same. They killed 3,000 people in New York on that day, and if they could have they would've killed 300,000. Tony Blair

Day, People, New York, New, You, Way

Yes, I feel I've got something to say. If people want to listen, that's great, and if they don't, that's their choice. Tony Blair

Great, People, Choice, Feel, Want, Say

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