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Johann Lamont Quotes

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I’m more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics Picture Quote #1

That’s a really healthy thing - family will always protect you from yourself Picture Quote #1

In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun Picture Quote #1

We have a government that boasts about free education. Those of us who have scratched below the surface know it is costing us by denying opportunities for others to attend college or university Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it’s what children bring into school with them Picture Quote #1

Those of us who were part of creating the Scottish parliament believe we must always test constitutional arrangements. The real test is where do the powers lie? Is it in the best interests of Scotland? Picture Quote #1

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I remember going to see Billy Graham in a cinema in Glasgow, and he was down in London. I used to go and hear preachers, and then we always went to church and Sunday school. That mattered a lot to me Picture Quote #1

My uncle was skipper on the old Claymore sailing out from Oban to the Inner Hebrides. My father worked for MacBraynes all his life, on freight boats and then on ferries crossing to Skye, Barra, Uist, the small isles and Iona Picture Quote #1

Fair tax does not mean we don’t want to encourage wealth creation. Wealth creation is how we raise the money to pay for world class schools and hospitals, for proper care of the weak, and dignity for the elderly Picture Quote #1

If you don’t accept there is a problem, then it is hard to debate things Picture Quote #1

As a youngster, I travelled every year across the sea to Tiree. On occasion, we ventured to Skye on the Kyleakin-Kyle of Lochalsh ferry, where there is now a bridge Picture Quote #1

Our task is a great one, not just because of how far we have fallen. Our task is a great one because of the challenges facing the people we seek to serve Picture Quote #1

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The next phase is to 2016, and yes, I want to be First Minister because I believe I have the life experience, and I’ve got a commitment to change Picture Quote #1

With the emergence of the Internet, it has become possible for creative and bold people with focus and determination to establish businesses in some of our remotest communities. But these will not work if they do not have reliable transport routes responding to the impatient modern customer Picture Quote #1

I’ve taught fifth-year Christmas leavers last thing on a Friday afternoon. Basically, if you can face that you can face anything Picture Quote #1

We need to find a way of having a conversation across the parties on how you fund local government Picture Quote #1

The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference? Picture Quote #1

Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality Picture Quote #1

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The government don’t want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren’t any consequences Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it’s what children bring into school with them Picture Quote #1

We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour Picture Quote #1

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause Picture Quote #1

Telling the truth, and confronting the challenge, is what politics is about Picture Quote #1

Schools are not exam factories for the rat race Picture Quote #1

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Maybe I was just born to argue with men Picture Quote #1

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another Picture Quote #1

Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other Picture Quote #1

My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about Picture Quote #1

We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people’s ambitions and concerns Picture Quote #1

If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man’s own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken Picture Quote #1

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I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I’m more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics. (Johann Lamont Quotes) That’s a really healthy thing - family will always protect you from yourself (Johann Lamont Quotes) In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun. (Johann Lamont Quotes) We have a government that boasts about free education. Those of us who have scratched below the surface know it is costing us by denying opportunities for others to attend college or university. (Johann Lamont Quotes) I’ve got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it’s what children bring into school with them. (Johann Lamont Quotes) Those of us who were part of creating the Scottish parliament believe we must always test constitutional arrangements. The real test is where do the powers lie? Is it in the best interests of Scotland? (Johann Lamont Quotes) I remember going to see Billy Graham in a cinema in Glasgow, and he was down in London. I used to go and hear preachers, and then we always went to church and Sunday school. That mattered a lot to me. (Johann Lamont Quotes) My uncle was skipper on the old Claymore sailing out from Oban to the Inner Hebrides. My father worked for MacBraynes all his life, on freight boats and then on ferries crossing to Skye, Barra, Uist, the small isles and Iona. (Johann Lamont Quotes) Fair tax does not mean we don’t want to encourage wealth creation. Wealth creation is how we raise the money to pay for world class schools and hospitals, for proper care of the weak, and dignity for the elderly. (Johann Lamont Quotes) If you don’t accept there is a problem, then it is hard to debate things (Johann Lamont Quotes) As a youngster, I travelled every year across the sea to Tiree. On occasion, we ventured to Skye on the Kyleakin-Kyle of Lochalsh ferry, where there is now a bridge. (Johann Lamont Quotes) Our task is a great one, not just because of how far we have fallen. Our task is a great one because of the challenges facing the people we seek to serve. (Johann Lamont Quotes) The next phase is to 2016, and yes, I want to be First Minister because I believe I have the life experience, and I’ve got a commitment to change. (Johann Lamont Quotes) With the emergence of the Internet, it has become possible for creative and bold people with focus and determination to establish businesses in some of our remotest communities. But these will not work if they do not have reliable transport routes responding to the impatient modern customer. (Johann Lamont Quotes) I’ve taught fifth-year Christmas leavers last thing on a Friday afternoon. Basically, if you can face that you can face anything. (Johann Lamont Quotes) We need to find a way of having a conversation across the parties on how you fund local government (Johann Lamont Quotes) The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference? (Johann Lamont Quotes) Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality (Johann Lamont Quotes) The government don’t want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren’t any consequences (Johann Lamont Quotes) I’ve got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it’s what children bring into school with them (Johann Lamont Quotes) We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour (Johann Lamont Quotes) Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause (Johann Lamont Quotes) Telling the truth, and confronting the challenge, is what politics is about (Johann Lamont Quotes) Schools are not exam factories for the rat race (Johann Lamont Quotes) Maybe I was just born to argue with men (Johann Lamont Quotes) We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another (Johann Lamont Quotes) Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other (Johann Lamont Quotes) My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about (Johann Lamont Quotes) We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people’s ambitions and concerns (Johann Lamont Quotes) If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man’s own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken (Johann Lamont Quotes)

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