In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.

Quote by Tony Blair

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Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.

Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.

A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the...

A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the...

VThere is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a...

VThere is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a...

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough...

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough...

There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things...

There is no way you're going to have an event like 9/11 and expect things...

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people...

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people...

The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear...

The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear...

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between...

This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between...

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to...

I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a...

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a...

I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.

I feel like everyone else in this country today. I am utterly devastated.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails...

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who,...

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who,...

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this...

We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this...

This may be the day when finally after all the false dawns and dashed hope,...

This may be the day when finally after all the false dawns and dashed hope,...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...