John Key
John Key
John Phillip Keyis the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1961
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You get out of life what you put into it. I think you need a bit of luck but you also make a bit of luck. I think that if you're a pretty decent person you'll get back what you put in.
The world, whether we like it or not, will become more and more borderless.
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I guess I'm reasonably confident in all honesty. But I definitely don't think I'm arrogant. I'm pretty down to earth, I mean I'm genuinely down to earth.
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I have always thought, genuinely thought, that elections are like world cups. They sometimes look easier from the outside and they are very difficult when you are in the middle of them.
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Sunday night I always cook if I can - if I'm home, I always cook.
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If I had terminal cancer, I had a few weeks to live, I was in tremendous amount of pain - if they just effectively wanted to turn off the switch and legalise that by legalising euthanasia, I'd want that.
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We live in a world where equality is pretty important.
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Australia is taking an aggressive view to attracting talent.
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Dr Cullen should take our advice and cut business taxes, as well as free businesses from red tape.
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I think what happens when you are prime minister is no day is the same and every day you are under pressure. And there is always so much happening that the days just flash by and flash into weeks.
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I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job, their ability to service their mortgage and look after their family. And in the final analysis, nothing is more important than your capacity as a breadwinner or an earner to provide for those that rely on you.
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I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.
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That approach is like letting the inmates run the jail. Reviews like this should be done independently of departments.
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Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.