John Prescott Quotations

I don't think he is welcome by many people in this country, is he? ... But at the moment he has the right to come in and out. ... It's a democracy, not a dictatorship, for God's sake.

My roots, my background and the way I act is working class, but it would be hypsocritical to say I'm anything else than middle class now.

My department is not too big for one man, because I'm Superman.

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

I'm going to introduce you to a revolutionary thought - you can go slower and get there quicker. And that's to do with flow. As soon as you made it two lanes and brought in the 70 (mph) and 50 (mph), you got there quicker. It meant the flow of the traffic was better, there were less accidents, less deaths, I think that's an important factor.

We believe the 36, nearly 40, billion pound discount given for a right to buy houses took a million houses out of the public housing sector which is desperately needed for rent.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales, went to school in Wales and my mother was Welsh. I'm Welsh. It's my place of birth, my country.