Quotes by Harold Wilson

• A week is a long time in politics.
• We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.
• The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
• One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.
• If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
• I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.
• I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.
• I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.
• He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.
• Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.
• This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
• Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
• The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.