I want to see us build a country that is at ease with itself, a country that is confident and a country that is able and willing to build a better quality of life for all its citizens. John Major More Quotes by John Major More Quotes From John Major When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers. John Major fundraising party office UN goodwill may be a bottomless pit but it's by no means limitless. John Major pits may mean Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence. John Major wells distinction thinking I will turn directly to the Asylum Bill later. John Major turns bills asylums The world has gone through tremendous change recently; both nationally andinternationally. John Major gone world Liberty is equally desirable to the good and to the bad, to the brave and to the dastardly. John Major desirable liberty brave I would rather go while I am being urged to stay, than to stay beyond the time when I should go. John Major should There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created. John Major myth black greek Some people eat eggs, I wear them. John Major eggs people Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth. John Major tell-me-the-truth eye people I want Britain to punch its weight in the European Community. John Major community weight want I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't. John Major prime conservative different I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. John Major parliament government thinking I think the majority of the British people are still sanguine about the need for war. John Major war people thinking I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument. John Major sides mistake thinking I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good. John Major presses very-good british I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press. John Major prime roles thinking Certainly we've seen the enormous changes across the whole of the Middle East. The democratic genie is out of the bottle. John Major genies middle-east bottles What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme? John Major scottish parliament conflict The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare. John Major games running patience