Author: Neil Kinnock

Quotes

There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in the second category, that's all.

There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in the second category, that's all.

- Neil Kinnock

The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing.

The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing.

- Neil Kinnock

The unforgivable political sin is vanity; the killer diet is sour grapes.

The unforgivable political sin is vanity; the killer diet is sour grapes.

- Neil Kinnock

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

- Neil Kinnock

No prime minister in Britain will ever be able to go to war without the endorsement of a majority of the House of Commons.

No prime minister in Britain will ever be able to go to war without the endorsement of a majority of the House of Commons.

- Neil Kinnock

My first real experience of ambition was as party leader. It was my ambition for Labour to win, in which event I would be prime minister.

My first real experience of ambition was as party leader. It was my ambition for Labour to win, in which event I would be prime minister.

- Neil Kinnock

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