Quotes by Charles Kennedy

About Charles Kennedy:

Charles Peter Kennedy was a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, most recently for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency.
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Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

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My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.

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There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced.

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I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.

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I'm a fully paid-up member of the human race.

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The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.

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You won't catch Liberal Democrats describing trade unionists as wreckers.

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There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events.

Charles Kennedy

We would all rather see Iraq resolved successfully.

Charles Kennedy

Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.

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My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way.

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There stands no contradiction between giving voice to legitimate anxiety and at the same time, as and when exchange of fire commences, looking to the rest of the country, as well as all of us in the House, to give full moral support to our forces.

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I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else...

Charles Kennedy

To be seen to be human, provided you're doing your job at the same time, is definitely not a negative, not at all.

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Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

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I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel.

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The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.

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I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else.

Charles Kennedy

Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.

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Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.

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Author Bio

  • NameCharles Kennedy
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • AliasesCharles Peter Kennedy
  • BornNovember 25, 1959
  • DiedJune 1, 2015
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician; Journalist