Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
people public-service persons
But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person.
thinking social-media revolutionary
I think social media is a revolutionary phenomenon all in itself.
country simple looks
A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.
country growth growing
If we are going to carry on growing, and we will, because no country is going to forfeit its right to economic growth, we have to find a way of doing it sustainably.
iraq weapons chemicals
We expected, I expected to find actual usable, chemical or biological weapons after we entered Iraq.
believe problem not-sure
One thing I'm not sure of - and it's a very open question - is whether the type of politics that I represent really has had its day or not. Now I obviously believe passionately it hasn't, that it's still the answer and not the problem, and, you know, the evidence points both ways.
hatred terrorism reprisal
Terrorism brings the reprisal; the reprisal brings the additional hatred; the additional hatred breeds the additional terrorism, and so on.
doers critics
Be a doer and not a critic.
successful fighting battle
Our task is not to fight old battles, but to show that there is a third way, a way of marrying together an open competitive society and successful economy with a just and decent society.
mind important curious
One of the most important things in politics is you've got to keep your mind infinitely curious and alive to what is happening differently.
future political-will issues
We know the problems.... and we know the solution; sustainable development. The issue is the political will
winning election helping
I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election
phones ministers prime
So actually I only got a mobile phone the day after I left being Prime Minister.
responsibility journey thinking
I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.