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John Major
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John Major
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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London
England
Sir John Major
Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
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More quotes by John Major
I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.
John Major
If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years.
John Major
Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.
John Major
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.
John Major
Ronnie Barker will forever be remembered as one of the great comic actors.
John Major
Political suicide can end a career.
John Major
You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen.
John Major
Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people.
John Major
If the answer is more politicians, you are asking the wrong question.
John Major
I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time.
John Major
The world has gone through tremendous change recently both nationally andinternationally.
John Major
Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.
John Major
I am not running as Son of Margaret Thatcher. I have my own priorities and my own programmes.
John Major
When our backs are against the wall, we must turn around and march forward.
John Major
Let's turn British inventions into British industries, British factories and British jobs. Let them make pounds for us, not dollars marks or yen for others.
John Major
You cannot think of Margaret without Denis. There comes a time when every Prime Minister needs someone to give him or her the unvarnished truth, and, in Denis, Margaret had just that.
John Major
Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.
John Major
If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.
John Major
Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein.
John Major
I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.
John Major
