Quote

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.

Tony Abbott

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
Politician
Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
People
Filth
Instinctively
Protect
Trying

More quotes by Tony Abbott

Image
The smart way to improve broadband is not to junk the existing network but to make the most of it. It’s to let a competitive market deliver the speeds that people need at an affordable price with government improving infrastructure in the areas where market competition won’t deliver it.
Tony Abbott
Image
Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.
Tony Abbott
Image
When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.
Tony Abbott
Image
The the relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is very much a personal one and when it comes to the constitution of the Order of Australia, which is headed by the monarch, this is governed by letters patent, which are a matter between the prime minister and the monarch.
Tony Abbott
Image
We are sticking with the plan. We have a plan to get taxes down, to get regulation down, to get productivity up, to create jobs, to reduce taxes, to boost prosperity. The plan is working and we are sticking with it.
Tony Abbott
Image
I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.
Tony Abbott
Image
The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull syndrome' - we fly in, scratch around and fly out.
Tony Abbott
Image
Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.
Tony Abbott
Image
I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you like, no surprises, no excuses. That will be the motto of an incoming Coalition government. No surprises, no excuses.
Tony Abbott
Image
Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.
Tony Abbott
Image
No cuts to health , no cuts to education, no cuts to pensions.
Tony Abbott
Image
I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.
Tony Abbott
Image
No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out the window. If you want work-life balance you just have to accept that you can't be a senior member of a government, or for that matter a senior member of an opposition.
Tony Abbott
Image
When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.
Tony Abbott
Image
Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.
Tony Abbott
Image
There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.
Tony Abbott
Image
I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.
Tony Abbott
Image
There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!
Tony Abbott
Image
Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that...
Tony Abbott
Image
I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.
Tony Abbott