Ken LivingstoneI was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.372Humor
Ken LivingstoneI grew up in a house with very few books.374Reading
Ken LivingstoneIf women had never been given the right to vote, then Labour would have won every election after the war.356Thought
Ken LivingstoneEveryone changes all the time.356Time
Ken LivingstoneIf Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It ✨ Ken Livingstone (2011). You Can't Say That: Memoirs, p.49, Faber & Faber379Life
Ken LivingstoneI'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.313HumanityPolitics
Ken LivingstoneI have only ever borrowed money for investment. I have been sound money all my life. ✨ Ken Livingstone: It's policies that matter this time, not personalities. Intervie… ▶303LifeTime
Ken LivingstoneI am a socialist, a believer in rational thought and the rule of law. ✨ Ken Livingstone tells Jewish Chronicle of his contrition over leaked remarks by Hélène … ▶303LifePoliticsThought
Ken LivingstoneI'm never going to take the view that I should say whatever I need to say in order to achieve something. Because that implies a level of dishonesty. ✨ Ken Livingstone: '… ▶292LifeTruth
Ken LivingstoneWorld wide capitalism kills more people everyday then Hitler did. And he was crazy.348Humanity
Ken LivingstoneThe world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations. ✨ Preview: Ken Livingsto… ▶326LifePolitics
Ken LivingstoneThe truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.3610Truth
Ken LivingstoneI have no interest in managing my financial affairs.271Truth
Ken LivingstoneWorking with the Jewish community is essential to me and what I stand for. I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people. The … ▶271HumanityLife
Ken LivingstoneI refuse not to have a sense of humour. ✨ Ken Livingstone: 'It's an autobiography, not porn'. Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. October 21… ▶271Life
Ken LivingstoneI loathe and detest all this trivialisation of politics. ✨ Ken Livingstone: It's policies that matter this time, not personalities. www.theguardian.com. January 30, 201… ▶306LifePoliticsTime
Ken LivingstoneEvery budget I have ever prepared has been balanced. ✨ Ken Livingstone: It's policies that matter this time, not personalities. Interview with Andrew Sparrow, www.thegu… ▶263LifeTime
Ken LivingstonePolling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high. ✨ Ken Livingstone: 'This isn't a race to elect a chat-show host'. Interview… ▶308Life
Ken LivingstoneI can only admire people who I have never met and are dead - because you know so much about anyone who is alive.3110DeathHumanityLife
Ken LivingstoneIt would actually be quite nice if the American ambassador in Britain could pay the [congestion] charge that everybody else is paying and not actually try and skive out of it like… ▶287SadnessTime
Ken LivingstoneGlobal warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.288Truth
Ken LivingstoneThere needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work.266Politics
Ken LivingstoneYou lose power in Britain and you are just Joe Public again.212Politics
Ken LivingstoneEd Miliband doesn't give a damn about what he looks like, how he dresses. He came into politics to change society.267HumanityPolitics
Ken LivingstoneI have opened newspapers and read incredible lies.172Reading
Ken LivingstoneConsultation is a good thing when people agree with you, and a waste of time when people don't agree with you ✨ The Guardian profile: Ken Livingstone by Kevin Maguire, www.t… ▶194HumanityLifeTime
Ken LivingstoneGive me the whole world to run and then I'll be happy. If tomorrow I was told I had to sort out the whole world's problems I'd sleep like a baby.195Truth
Ken LivingstoneI never came into life with any favours or privileges.163Life
Ken LivingstoneI go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights. ✨ Ken Livingstone: 'This isn't a race to elect a chat-show host'. Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, w… ▶229Life
Ken LivingstoneI take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now. ✨ H… ▶185HumanityTime
