John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard, OM, AC, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. Only Sir Robert Menzies has served in the position longer...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth26 July 1939
CountryAustralia
fitness cycling bikers
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.
pigs
You can't fatten the pig on market day.
sports character passion
Remarks such as 'great Australian', 'larger than life' are sometimes used where they are not appropriate. But in the case of Kerry Packer both of those descriptions are entirely appropriate. He was a great Australian, he was a larger than life character and in so many ways he left his mark on the Australian community over a very long career in business, particularly in the media and also that other great passion of his, Australian sport
lunch people busy
People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.
detours kingdoms way
The cross is not a detour or a hurdle on the way to the kingdom, nor is it even the way to the kingdom; it is the kingdom come.
believe views racism
The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a disgraceful story of imperialism, exploitation, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. I take a very different view. I believe that the balance sheet of our history is one of heroic achievement and that we have achieved much more as a nation of which we can be proud of than which we should be ashamed.
religious ideas racism
This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.
thinking grandfather doe
A conservative is someone who does not think he is morally superior to his grandfather.
high-heels clicks heels
We won't just automatically click our heels and follow the Americans.
kids good-friend order
They might be a good friend, but they are also a bitter commercial rival. Let's not kid ourselves.. The American wheat industry has done everything it possibly can to criticize the Australian wheat industry in order to take the Iraqi wheat market from us.
wages economic instruments
I've never believed in lower wages. Never. Never believed in lower wages, I've never believed in lower wages as an economic instrument.
queens majesty difficulty
I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.
powerful real men
For so long as we condone injustice by a small but powerful group, we condone the destruction of all social stability, all real peace, all trust in man's good intentions toward his fellow man.
christian doctrine needs
When the term Christian or even Protestant is used, it seldom refers to any particularly evangelical doctrine or way of life. More often it refers to a religion accepted by the large majority, which assures them that God is not so much a Lord who demands obedience as a handyman who is available whenever we need help.