Tony Abbott Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.”

“I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.”

“It's very easy for Australians living in big cities to either romanticise or demonise the situation in Aboriginal places - to kind of look at things through the 'noble innocents' prism or through the 'chronically dysfunctional' prism, and I suspect that is so often the case.”

“For small business people, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family.”

“The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.”

“I instinctively try to protect people from filth.”

“I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release.”

“Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.”

“If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.”

“A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.”