Quotes by Shirley Williams

About Shirley Williams:

Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby is a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister, she was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981.
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We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.

Shirley Williams

If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong.

Shirley Williams

It is our goal to provide full public access to as many files as we possibly can.

Shirley Williams

There are hazards in anything one does but there are greater hazards in doing nothing.

Shirley Williams

We have to say now we think the character of the party has changed so far it will take something very exceptional, something really out of the ordinary line to make us be convinced there's a chance of winning back the party.

Shirley Williams

We really shouldn't be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices.

Shirley Williams

The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes.

Shirley Williams

Author Bio

  • NameShirley Williams
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • BornJuly 27, 1930
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician