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Tony Abbott
84 quotes
“This government thinks that somehow you can build prosperity with new taxes. No country ever got rich by increasing taxation. No country ever built a strong economy by clobbering itself with tax after tax after tax.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Fact file: What Tony Abbott promised on tax" ABC News, July 23, 2014.
“There is one fundamental message that we want to go out from this place to every nook and cranny of our country: There should be no new tax collection without an election.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Fact file: What Tony Abbott promised on tax" ABC News, July 23, 2014.
“We pledge to the families of Australia that we will never make your lives harder by imposing unnecessary new taxes.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Fact file: What Tony Abbott promised on tax" ABC News, July 23, 2014
“As many of us know, women are particularly focused on the household budget and the repeal of the carbon tax means a $550 a year benefit for the average family.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: After being asked by host Lisa Wilkinson to nominate his top achievement in his capacity as Minister for Women, quoted in Sydney Morning Herald, "Tony Abbott names carbon tax repeal as his top achievement as Minister fo…
“I normally have them cooked on the barbecue, but I enjoy onions!”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prime Minister Tony Abbott pictured biting into an onion ... again, August 12, 2015.
“I mean, the Nazis did terrible evil but they had a sufficient sense of shame to try to hide it”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tony Abbott's Nazi reference shows his penchant for alienating voters, September 4, 2015.
“You know, I went to a Catholic school as a kid but no one did anything to me. Maybe I wasn't good-looking enough.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Daily Mail, "Chris Hemsworth takes a swipe at Tony Abbott for shocking gaffe where former PM described himself as being not 'good-looking enough' to be a victim of child abuse", October 10, 2017
“At least so far, it’s climate change policy that’s doing harm. Climate change itself is probably doing good; or at least, more good than harm.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Tony Abbott says climate change is 'probably doing good'", The Guardian, October 10, 2017
“Climate change is by no means the sole or even the most significant symptom of the changing interests and values of the West. Still, only societies with high levels of cultural amnesia – that have forgotten the scriptures about man created 'in the image and likeness of God' and charged with 'subduing the earth and all its creatures' – could have made such a religion out of it.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "'I've learnt to speak my mind': 10 excerpts from Tony Abbott's climate change speech in London'", Sydney Morning Herald, October 10, 2017
“More than 100 years of photography at Manly Beach in my electorate does not suggest that sea levels have risen despite frequent reports from climate alarmists that this is imminent.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "'I've learnt to speak my mind': 10 excerpts from Tony Abbott's climate change speech in London'", Sydney Morning Herald, October 10, 2017
“Unsurprisingly, the recipients of climate change subsidies and climate change research grants think action is very urgent indeed. As for the general public, of course saving the planet counts – until the bills come in and then the humbug detector is switched on.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "'I've learnt to speak my mind': 10 excerpts from Tony Abbott's climate change speech in London'", Sydney Morning Herald, October 10, 2017
“Thank you for putting up with the invasion”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To a student at Pukatja, one of South Australia's most remote Aboriginal communities. Quoted in "Tony Abbott says: 'Thank you for putting up with the invasion'", National Indigenous Television (NITV), SBS, November 2, 2…
“Rootless, cosmopolitan intellectuals parading their moral superiority, or masters of high finance dressing up self-interest as economic correctness, are not for him.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Supporting Stephen Harper's conservative vision. From It’s time to talk to populist voters, Tony Abbott's website, First published in the Australian Financial Review, 22 November 2018.
“For me, as for every leader of the Liberal Party, encouragement for the family, support for small business and respect for values and institutions that have stood the test of time are at the heart of my public life.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Page vii of Tony Abbott's introduction to 2013 edition of his book Battlelines.
“Even the toughest politicians sometimes wonder whether political life is worth the personal cost.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have often pondered the psychology of people who seem uncomfortable with the society that has formed them. There is much about Australia I would like to change, but not its fundamentals.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Only on the sports field are the British an alien tribe.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In politics, what's not reported might as well not have happened.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dealing with terrorism and the Islamist fanaticism that inspires it is the great challenge of our time. Obviously there needs to be a very strong security response at home and abroad.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The security response is necessary but it’s not sufficient. There also needs to be a concerted “hearts and minds” campaign against the versions of Islam that make excuses for terrorists.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Although most Muslims utterly reject terrorism, some are all too ready to justify “death to the infidel”.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We can’t remain in denial about the massive problem within Islam.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Islam never had its own version of the Reformation and the Enlightenment or a consequent acceptance of pluralism and the . Fortunately there are numerous Muslim leaders who think their faith needs to modernise from the kill-or-be-killed milieu of the Prophet Mohammed.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Islam needs to delegitimise the urge to “behead all those who insult the Prophet” but only Muslims can do this. That’s why everyone interested in a safer world should be reaching out to “live and let live” Muslims and encouraging them to reclaim their faith from the zealots.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s also time Australians stopped being apologetic about the values that have made our country as free, fair and prosperous as any on Earth.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where hate preaching is not illegal it should at least be thoroughly answered point-by-point with a very robust defence of human rights and responsibilities.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cultures are not all equal. We should be ready to proclaim the clear superiority of our culture to one that justifies killing people in the name of God.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To live in Australia is to have won the lottery of life — unless you happen to be one of those whose ancestors have been here for tens of thousands of years. That’s the Australian paradox. Vast numbers of people from around the world would risk death to be here, yet the First Australians often live in the conditions that people come to Australia to escape. We are the very best of countries, except for the people who were here first.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We need to attract and retain better teachers to remote schools. And we need to empower remote community leadership that’s ready to take more responsibility for what happens there. The objective is not to dictate to the states their decisions about teachers’ pay but to work with them so that whatever they do is more effective. It’s not to impose new rules on remote communities but to work with local leaders who want change for the better.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“However long my public life lasts — in government or out of it, in parliament or out of it — I intend to persevere in this cause. Some missions, once accepted, can never really cease. Of course, the future for Aboriginal people lies much more in their own hands than in mine, but getting more of them to school, and making their schooling more useful, is a duty that government must not shirk. An ex-PM has just one unique trait, and that’s a very big megaphone, and I will continue to use it to see this done.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: INDIGENOUS UPLIFT BEGINS IN CLASS: HERE’S HOW CANBERRA CAN HELP; Tony Abbott, first published in The Australian, 8 December 2018
“I don't really do diplomacy”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'I don't really do diplomacy': Tony Abbott unsure of his next move; Sydney Morning Herald, June 2, 2019
“[Victoria] "responded to with the most severe lockdown tried anywhere in the world outside of Wuhan itself".”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at PolicyExchangeUK; PolicyExchangeUK, Streamed live on Sep 1, 2020. Fact checked by RMIT/ABC as "wrong
“Mr Speaker, standing before you in this chamber, which is heir to 700 years of parliamentary tradition, I feel like a very small boy in a very big school. To my parents and to my grandparents; to my sisters, who have made me what I am; to my wife, my mainstay; to my priceless friends; to my party, which has given me the privilege to serve, I give my heartfelt thanks. To the Jesuits who first encouraged an ideal of public service; to Bob Santamaria, who sparked my interest in politics; to several editors, who honed my way with words; to John Hewson, who introduced me to this place; and to John Howard, who has been the contemporary politician I admire most, I hope I can be true to the principles you taught. May God and the ghosts of great men give me strength. May those who have laboured greatly to build this nation fortify my resolve to make a worthy contribution in this House.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First speech of Tony Abbott to Australian Parliament, 1994.
“The love and commitment between two people of the same sex can be as strong as that between husband and wife... There is more moral quality in a relationship between two people devoted to each other for decades than in many a short-lived marriage. Still, however deeply affectionate or long lasting it may be, the relationship between two people of the same sex cannot be a marriage because a marriage, by definition, is between a man and a woman... Let's celebrate all strong relationships, whether they are between a man and a woman or between people of the same sex but let's be careful about describing every lasting sexual bond as a 'marriage'.”
Tony Abbott (born 1957) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Article by Tony Abbott, published on abc.net.au on 29 Sep 2010.