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In my position as prime minister, I bear the highest responsibility for decisions.

The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister.

Being a prime minister is a very demanding job. And as long as I have the strength, I will continue to do this and be of benefit to my country.

Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.

I've slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

I would like to sound like James Mason. I reckon if I'd had a better voice I could have been prime minister. It is the most irritating voice in public life.