John Key Quotes & Sayings

“If I had terminal cancer, I had a few weeks to live, I was in tremendous amount of pain - if they just effectively wanted to turn off the switch and legalise that by legalising euthanasia, I'd want that.”

“I have always thought, genuinely thought, that elections are like world cups. They sometimes look easier from the outside and they are very difficult when you are in the middle of them.”

“We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.”

“It's possible to spend every waking hour here on the ninth floor and not get out of the office. And this isn't the real world in here. And contrary to public opinion, I'm not incredibly poll-driven. They are an ongoing indicator of how we are going, but I take the feedback I get on the street as being the most important.”

“I guess I'm reasonably confident in all honesty. But I definitely don't think I'm arrogant. I'm pretty down to earth, I mean I'm genuinely down to earth.”

“We live in a world where equality is pretty important.”

“I have quite a strong sense of wanting to sort of, wanting to help others. I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.”

“New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.”

“The world, whether we like it or not, will become more and more borderless.”

“Sunday night I always cook if I can - if I'm home, I always cook.”