John Major Quotes

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John Major

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 29, 1943

When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.

John Major

You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.

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

I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.

John Major

You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen.

John Major

Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle.

John Major

I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.

John Major

Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.

John Major

Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.

John Major

I have been reading the press more regularly than others over 50 years and it seems to me that there are things that have changed in the press that have changed its character.

John Major

The British don't runaway from terrorism. We have had 30-odd years of terrorism in our own country from the Irish Republican Army. We're used to it.

John Major

I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community.

John Major