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Quotes from Leader of the Opposition — Tony Abbott

born 1957 Australia

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No one, however smart, however well educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

In politics, what's not reported might as well not have happened.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Only on the sports field are the British an alien tribe.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Even the toughest politicians sometimes wonder whether political life is worth the personal cost.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

It seems that, notwithstanding the dramatic increases in manmade CO2 emissions over the last decade, the world's warming has stopped.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

It's pretty obvious that, well, sometimes shit happens, doesn't it?

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

I normally have them cooked on the barbecue, but I enjoy onions!

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

WorkChoices is dead, it's buried, it's cremated.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Fire is a part of the Australian experience.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Rootless, cosmopolitan intellectuals parading their moral superiority, or masters of high finance dressing up self-interest as economic correctness, are not for him.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

I have often pondered the psychology of people who seem uncomfortable with the society that has formed them. There is much about Australia I would like to change, but not its fundamentals.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

We pledge to the families of Australia that we will never make your lives harder by imposing unnecessary new taxes.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

We are Liberals who believe in smaller government, lower taxes, greater freedom.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

The poor will always be with us.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

At least so far, it’s climate change policy that’s doing harm. Climate change itself is probably doing good; or at least, more good than harm.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

As you watch her story tonight, I know you will see the friend I know - a person of strength, intellect, capacity and truly remarkable courage.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

As many of us know, women are particularly focused on the household budget and the repeal of the carbon tax means a $550 a year benefit for the average family.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

More than 100 years of photography at Manly Beach in my electorate does not suggest that sea levels have risen despite frequent reports from climate alarmists that this is imminent.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

I'll be accountable to the Australian public at the next election - they expect us to stop the boats and that's what we are doing.

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tony Abbott (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.