New Zealander - Politician | August 9, 1961 -
We are a small, open economy, highly dependent on global flows. It is inevitably a demand that dramatically alters and that is reflected in what we feel here in New Zealand. So there is at its most basic level a limit to what we can do and that is true everywhere.
John Key
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From time to time I might push a little bit too hard and I have got to be a bit more careful.
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I want to leave New Zealand in better shape than I found it. I know the job of prime minister is not forever and I'm going to do the best I can every day to make that difference.
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You are not going to change me and if you do, it will look like a fraud, it will be a fraud.
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I care about people's human rights and, as a country, we have a very proud record indeed. But I'm also realistic about what we can do... we can raise those issues with leaders and we can talk about those issues, and we do that.
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I dare you to show me one example where I haven't discharged my responsibility seriously, professionally and appropriately.
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I'm often at events when they're quite light-hearted social events when people would want me to kid around.
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We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.
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I think what happens when you are prime minister is no day is the same and every day you are under pressure. And there is always so much happening that the days just flash by and flash into weeks.
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Sunday night I always cook if I can - if I'm home, I always cook.
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I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.
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I believe the future of our country can be really great.
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