Quotes from Denis Healey

World events do not occur by accident. They are made to happen, whether it is to do with national issues or commerce; and most of them are staged and managed by those who hold the purse strings.

Nothing is more dangerous that the politician who uses politics as a surrogate for an unsatisfactory personal life.

Unless you understand the history of a situation, you can't ever hope to solve problems.

We cannot hope to achieve full employment and sustain it until we have mastered inflation.

First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging!

When you're in a hole, stop digging.

It is a good thing to follow the First Law of Holes: if you are in one, stop digging.

The right hon. Gentleman will be known for ever as the only Chancellor in the post-war period who brought this country to the brink of bankruptcy.

I've got a happy marriage, which is the most important singular thing.

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.