"I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank." ― John Major Topic(s): Respect More From John Major "The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It’s played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ than voted in the general election." "The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare." "Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less." More In Respect "The 9/11 Commission strongly recommends that the National Intelligence Director be fully in control of the budget, from developing it to implementing it, to ensuring that the National Intelligence Director has the clout to make decisions."― Leonard Boswell "Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity."― Ricardo Montalban "To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread."― James A. Baldwin