Quotes About James Callaghan

#1. I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.

James Callaghan

#2. Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.

James Callaghan

#3. A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

James Callaghan

#4. The offering of only one narrow slice of ourselves is especially pernicious on social networks like Facebook and Instagram, where we show others a glowing highlight reel of our lives, but hide the not-so-pretty behind-the-scenes parts.

Anonymous

#5. There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

James Callaghan

#6. The leader is the bell ringer, the trumpet blower, the drum beater, the vibration maker, and the vision caster ... A great leader imparts the burden, inspires commitment, and sets the pace for achievement of God's purpose.

Phil Pringle

#7. If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say it in French in order to prevent any misunderstanding: Non, merci beaucoup .

James Callaghan

#8. I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.

James Callaghan

#9. If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

James Callaghan

#10. If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not know of many economic or political problems in the world which will be easier to solve if Britain is outside rather than inside the Community.

James Callaghan

#11. Emily Osment has 'osteo-old-woman-itis.' She can't lift weights or do physical activity but ride her bike and do yoga.

Lucas Till

#12. I've bumped into at least three people in town who all insist 'Winter's Bone' is about them.

Daniel Woodrell

#13. There are no instant solutions.

James Callaghan

#14. Although I try / to hold the single thought / of Buddha's teaching in my heart, / I cannot help but hear / the many crickets' voices calling as well.

Izumi Shikibu

#15. I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.

James Callaghan

#16. Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

James Callaghan

#17. A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.

James Callaghan

#18. when what she needed was something concrete, some small final memory to slip its hand in hers and accompany her - sightless now, stumbling - through this sudden desert of existence which stretched before her from the present moment until the end of life.

Donna Tartt

#19. Unilateral disarmament by Britain is opposed to our country's best interests, could begin the unravelling of NATO and therefore jeopardise the stability of Europe.

James Callaghan

#20. The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.

James Callaghan

#21. I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.

James Callaghan

#22. I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.

Tamara Ecclestone

#23. Your strike will not win. You cannot be allowed to succeed.

James Callaghan

#24. Damn it, Bastien," Melanie complained. "We could have finally had someone on our side, but, nooooo. You had to go and open your mouth.

Dianne Duvall

#25. Every man's a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players.

George R R Martin

#26. Sometimes I feel better around you. I kind of like your face' -Nick

Sarah Rees Brennan

#27. If acting doesn't work out, I plan to do food photography and just eat my way through the entire world. I'm a big foodie, and if I could make some career out of it, that would be fantastic.

Jamie Chung

#28. I hate putting up taxes.

James Callaghan

#29. I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.

Barbara Goldsmith

#30. The surtax payers, having been soaked, have found a way to get out of the rain.

James Callaghan

#31. Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?

James Callaghan

#32. The Soviet Union's propaganda clearly wishes to use public opinion in this country to get the West to reduce its own arms while doing nothing themselves. In this way they would gain nuclear superiority. This is simply not on.

James Callaghan

#33. I think you have a lot to say. I'd like to hear it.

Laurie Halse Anderson

#34. You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it.

James Callaghan