Tony Abbott Quotes

What we have got to do now is use this event, the resignation of the whole commission, to drive through root and branch reform.

The Russian government pushed too hard to change the system overnight.

If you like the system as it is, I’m not your guy… If you want a shot at changing it, join me.

Reform is a process, and not an event.

We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.

Accountability goes hand in hand with reform.

You have to be careful about reform. If you can't trust the system weren't bad shape.

We've got a thousand lobbyists in thousand dollar suits giving you a thousand reasons we can't change.

Too often reform involves the mechanics of change rather than the underlying values.

Great institutions can only be reformed by stealth or by revolution.

We need reform, but not at the hands of Wall Street.

We should put this one-man show behind us. Instead of talking about individuals we should at last be talking about institutions and laws.

Reformation must begin with the GREAT, or it will never be effectual. Their example is the fountain whence the vulgar draw their habits, actions, and characters. To expect to reform the poor while the opulent are corrupt, is to throw odors into the stream while the springs are poisoned.

You have to get an individual who's willing to actually struggle with the system to change it. As long as you have people who - to make substantive changes, to make infrastructure changes.

There is no fundamental social change by being simply of individual and interpersonal actions. You have to have organizations and institutions that make a fundamental difference.

How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.

No one thing can change the face of any sector.

As David Cameron realizes, we do not have time for the tweaks and increments favored by institutions built to resist change.

There is no question in my mind that the health care system has to work.

I think we have to work with Hollywood. We have to work in the system and change it.

While awareness-building is a crucial first step, cohesive efforts are needed to translate this into real-world change.

It will always be important that people continue to push on the system from the outside. It will also be important that people make the changes that we know are necessary on the inside.

Reform cannot be cosmetic.

The word Amendment itself is an encouraging thing, isn't it? Because an amendment, it tells of a system of government that allows for the improvement of itself. Just move forward a little bit, one day at a time.

We've got to change our regulatory system.