Kevin Rudd Quotes

That means temporary borrowings. People have to understand that because there's going to be the usual political shit storm, sorry, political storm.

Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in fact a hallmark of great strength. It is a hallmark of a society which has about it a decency which speaks for itself.

I say to those opposite: we intend to prevail in this battle of ideas, on the ground, right through to the next election. We intend to prevail.

This goes to demonstrate the fact that John Howard established this inquiry in order to bring about his own absolution, not to bring about any form of accountability.

If he has any self-respect he would resign over this matter, the negligence is so gross.

We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.

John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency.

Everyone's entitled to their point of view but that's seriously a weird one.

It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.

Labor’s message then is this: we believe in a strong economy; we believe also in a fair go for all, not just for some.

There's nothing like having a bit of somebody else in you.

When you analyse it carefully, it is about a family’s ability to stay together and have time together. We all know, with our fractured lives in this place, how difficult it becomes when we as human beings cannot spend time with one another. However, the problem is that these industrial relations laws now set that disease in place right across the nation in every workplace, in every part of the country. What I fear most of all is the ultimate impact of this on the fabric of Australian family life.

[But] we should not be kowtowing to anybody when it comes to freedom in this country.

Labor has a universal position of opposition to the death penalty both at home and abroad... It is not possible in our view to be selective in the application of this policy.

I actually believe in a big Australia - I make no apology for that. I actually think it's good news that our population is growing.