John Reid Quotes

10 Sourced Quotes

It's not Muslims versus the rest of us. It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other.

John Reid
If we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it.

John Reid
What enjoyment does a single mother of three living in a council estate get? The only enjoyment sometimes is having a cigarette.

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He said he did not believe the Home Office was "intrinsically dysfunctional... but I do believe from time to time it is dysfunctional in the sense it doesn't work".

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If you have a PhD and a posh accent from a school like yours, you are regarded as a sophisticate…You called me an attack dog because I've got a Glasgow accent.
To Jeremy Paxman (see paxman)

John Reid
Until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if I became prime minister, I had not been able to see any possible advantage in standing.

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You don't have to love everything George W. Bush stands for to hate everything that Osama Bin Laden stands for.

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Our system is not fit for purpose. It's inadequate in terms of its scope, it's inadequate in terms of its information technology, leadership, management systems and processes.

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It's not my job to manage this department - it's my job to lead this department.

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Leadership isn't a zero sum game. When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us.

John Reid