Neil Kinnock Quotes

A woman said to me, 'You're better than your successor.' She then said she's lived under 10 prime ministers, and each was worse than the last. That put me in my place.

You're running to be prime minister - it's hard to be the person who makes jokes.

We have this joke in England that half the people want me to be prime minister, and the other half want me shot.

There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.

A President cannot always be popular.

No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town.

You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you're funny.

Governor Blanco is like Packman without the looks.

Before I entered politics, when I used to appear in public everyone would applaud; now half of the people applaud, and half of them boo.

Bob Taft is Mr. Republican, Mr. America, and Mr. Integrity.

Obama isn't funny.

I'm industrious. Ambitious. I'm like the gay Mitt Romney... That's a terrible thing to say.

What's important is that, come the general election, people think the right things of you. They think that you've got the right values and the right policies. And that you're the right kind of person to lead the country.

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

He may not have been a good actor, and I personally don't think he was a good president, but I'll tell you this: Ronald Reagan was a helluva character.

A great politician has great charisma.

Ever since I was a young man, I wanted to run for the presidency in the worst possible way - and I did.

Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.

I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.

Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.

I loved Clinton; not as a Democrat, but as a person.

I find it odd that people take me seriously.

President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.