Top 28 Quotes by John Howard

About John Howard

These are some quotes by Australian author John Howard Statesman, who was born on July 26, 1939.

The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.

The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.

John Howard

I'm not running away from the fact that I had previously said I did not contemplate a major increase, and that was a fair statement of the Government's state of mind at the time I made that.

I'm not running away from the fact that I had previously said I did not contemplate a major increase, and that was a fair statement of the Government's state of mind at the time I made that.

John Howard

We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.

We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.

John Howard

You can't fatten the pig on market day.

You can't fatten the pig on market day.

John Howard

It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.

It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.

John Howard

Australia will always be closer to the U.S. than she is to China because our values and political traditions are much closer.

Australia will always be closer to the U.S. than she is to China because our values and political traditions are much closer.

John Howard

I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.

I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.

John Howard

I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues.

I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues.

John Howard

I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.

I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.

John Howard

I have had the view that cutting wages is not the path to prosperity, and one of the great myths propagated about my attitude to industrial relations is that I believe in lower wages. I've never believed in lower wages. Never. Never believed in lower wages, I've never believed in lower wages as an economic instrument.

John Howard

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