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"It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party."
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"The real character of leaders does not show in fair weathers. When the sun of life begins to go hot, you will see for yourself some leaders are already melting off!"
"If I am to choose between "sleeping" and "being part of a leadership that pursues irrelevant agenda", I will choose "sleeping". Chasing of irrelevant agenda by a leadership sect is what made Nelson Mandela to call it "Long Walk to Freedom!"
"Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration."
"It's easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it's gone bad!"
"Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble, you'll learn to become better."
"To become a better you, keep asking curious questions about yourself. If you lose, ask "why?"; if you win, ask "why not?"
"Great leaders are great servants because the only way of setting an example is by demonstrating an example. Service to mankind is the key to true leadership!"
"If you are really angry, then you must be willing to pay the price of being alone or be remanded for someone else to have their freedom, illumination and justice."
"One of the most common areas where we fail is when we begin to think that genetic make-up of a person determines how far he can lead". Leadership is learnt and practiced!"
"What began as an apparently harmless pastime has ended up as a frightening, overpowering addiction or obsession."
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"Our party has known great, great days. But we have no God-given right to survive, let alone to succeed."
"I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change."
"We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain."
"So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes."
"Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win."
"We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow."
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