Tony Abbott Quotes

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• We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

  Tony Abbott

  Sometimes, Accepting, Difficult

  "Abbott faces questions over comments in Sri Lanka". "The World Today" with Eleanor Hall, www.abc.net.au. November 18, 2013.

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• No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

  Tony Abbott

  Smart, Educated, Wells

  "Tony Abbott declares 'no one can be a suppository of all wisdom'" by Lauren Novak, Lanai Scarr, www.news.com.au. August 13, 2013.

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• Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

  Tony Abbott

  Jesus, Australia

  Interview with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. April 5, 2010.

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• Climate change is crap.

  Tony Abbott

  Climate, Climate Change, Crap

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think it would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply because their aptitudes, abilities and interests are different for physiological reasons.

  Tony Abbott

  Thinking, Numbers, Different

  "The Authentic Mr Abbott". "Four Corners" with Liz Jackson, www.abc.net.au. March 03, 2010.

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• The only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse.

  Tony Abbott

  Arses, Sells

  "Abbott rejects sell-out claims". www.abc.net.au. August 28, 2011.

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• While I think men and women are equal, they are also different and I think it's inevitable and I don't think it's a bad thing at all that we always have, say, more women doing things like physiotherapy and an enormous number of women simply doing housework.

  Tony Abbott

  Men, Thinking, Numbers

  "Rudd hands PM a crucial lifeline" by Laurie Oakes, www.heraldsun.com.au. August 6, 2010.

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• We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

  Tony Abbott

  People, Choices, Homeless

  "The Authentic Mr Abbott". "Four Corners" with Liz Jackson, www.abc.net.au. March 15, 2010.

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• I can't promise that I won't continue to embarrass people.

  Tony Abbott

  People, Promise, I Can

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• Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

  Tony Abbott

  Country, People, Heritage

  "Program "Tony Abbott on Q and A" Transcript". www.abc.net.au. April 05, 2010.

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• Mates help each other; they do not tax each other.

  Tony Abbott

  Helping, Mates, Taxes

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• A bit of body contact never hurt anyone.

  Tony Abbott

  Hurt, Body, Contact

  "A numbers game". Interview with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. August 29, 2013.

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• I've always been very wary of debates involving women.

  Tony Abbott

  Debate, Involving

  "Abbott goes to school in Sydney". Sabra Lane, www.abc.net.au. August 10, 2010.

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• If we're honest, most of us would accept that a bad boss is a little bit like a bad father or a bad husband ... you find that he tends to do more good than harm. He might be a bad boss but at least he's employing someone while he is in fact a boss.

  Tony Abbott

  Husband, Father, Boss

  "Tony Abbott under fire". AM with Linda Mottram, www.abc.net.au. July 2 , 2002.

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• To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.

  Tony Abbott

  Hate, Marijuana, Ideas

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• Coal is good for humanity, coal is good for prosperity, coal is an essential part of our economic future, here in Australia, and right around the world.

  Tony Abbott

  Australia, Humanity, Essentials

  "Coal is the future, insists Tony Abbott as UN calls for action on climate change" by Shalailah Medhora, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2014.

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• I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door.

  Tony Abbott

  Christian, Thinking, Doors

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

  Tony Abbott

  Party, People, Political

  "Abbott wins Liberal leadership". The World Today with Lyndal Curtis, www.abc.net.au. December 1, 2009.

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• Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system?

  Tony Abbott

  Video, Want, Entertainment

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• The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

  Tony Abbott

  Australia, Needs, Lasts

  Press Statement, pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au. February 08, 2015.

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• There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

  Tony Abbott

  Mean, Damn, Happenings

  "Insiders" with Barrie Cassidy, www.abc.net.au. August 20, 2006.

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• Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

  Tony Abbott

  People, Abortion, Awkward

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• There may not be a great job for [Aboriginal people] but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.

  Tony Abbott

  Jobs, People, Community

  "Aboriginal people must get jobs, says Opposition leader Tony Abbott". www.news.com.au. June 30, 2010.

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• We can't conclusively say whether man-made carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to climate change.

  Tony Abbott

  Men, Climate, Made

  "Tony Abbott's more controversial speeches disappear" by, www.smh.com.au. December 1, 2013.

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• If you don't want to work weekends, don't.

  Tony Abbott

  Weekend, Want, Ifs

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