John Howard Quotes (32 Quotes)

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

If anything, it's helped in implementing this solution. We've had no incidents of that kind. I think that the huge majority of users come in here for credible reasons wanting to learn or do some type of research. This is targeted solely on people who want to come and do something other than research.

If any military assets are needed, they will be readily available.

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 have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.

Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.

We won't just automatically click our heels and follow the Americans.

Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.

I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in the police.

I hate guns.

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.

Federal Treasurer I have some doubt whether we could ever get a totally non-political approach to tax.

In such a high standard of competition to win the gold medal must give you a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

We live in unusual circumstances. In other circumstances I would never have sought these additional powers. But we do live in very dangerous and different and threatening circumstances.

He can look after himself and he's a person who's not afraid to either throw or receive a few punches. But I think under the cover of privilege for Latham to have a go at him in this fashion is ludicrous.

We bought it for their space capabilities and the all-wheel-drive feature, especially in New England. The chief was issued that as a take-home vehicle because he is on call 24-7.

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

It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.

We'll cooperate, but I want to make it plain that we're not going to alter our policy in relation to mandatory detention.

What the show deals with is how difficult it can be. It involves people from every walk of life and they all take an enormous risk.

We tried to make a game that was really fun, that really entertained us for the years we were working on it.

This strategic partnership builds on many commercial links between Australian and Chinese companies over a long number of years, which has seen, for example, the growth of Australian exports to China over the last five years almost double.

Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and because of the values that we hold in common.

There is no change in our policy adopted for the past 30 years.

You can't fatten the pig on market day.

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

We will decide who comes to our country.

There is great commitment in Australia to further developing the relationship between our two countries.

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

We understand that we have differences but we also respect the fact that if you focus on the things that we have in common you can build a relationship.

I support the public interest in a matter of that kind being fully investigated. There is a clear public interest in that happening. But like all other citizens, corporate or otherwise, oil companies have certain rights and presumptions of innocence.

We will decide who comes to this country, and the circumstances under which they come.