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The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done,

The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this [vote on same-sex marriage] out there.

Tony Abbott

Sex, Opportunity, Sight

Source: www.theguardian.com

It is a very heavy responsibility [to be a prime-minister] to make, but someone has to make it for our country and I am thrilled and honoured to have that opportunity and that responsibility.

Tony Abbott

Country, Responsibility, Opportunity

Interview with Michelle Grattan, www.sbs.com.au. March 28, 2014.

I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities.

Tony Abbott

Character, Opportunity, Presence Of Mind

"Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Tony Abbott". Interview with Michelle Grattan, theconversation.com. March 27, 2014.

There are tens, perhaps hundreds of millions of people living in poverty and danger who might readily seek to enter a Western country if the opportunity is there.

Tony Abbott

Country, Opportunity, People

Transcript of former prime minister Tony Abbott’s address to the Second Annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture in London, October 27, 2015.