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34 quotes by Alastair Campbell

Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Director of Communications and Strategy for prime minister Tony Blair between 1997 and 2003. Campbell describes himself as a "communicator, writer and strategist" on his website, while others have described him as Labour's "unelected, but ... hardly underscrutinised" spin doctor.
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So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was... →

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In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.

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One in four of us will have a mental illness at some point. That is a lot of people.

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Friends have suggested that I am the least qualified person to talk about happiness, because I am often down, and sometimes profoundly depressed. But... →

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My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate.

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I'm certainly driven, I hate losing, I can be ruthless and short-tempered and terribly competitive.

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My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the... →

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The bad news for journalists today is that the media, however seriously people who are in the public eye take it, is not taken as seriously as it... →

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Like most meaningful activities, campaigns are team games.

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My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals.

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We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.

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The day of the daredevil reporter who refuses to see obstacles to getting the truth, and seeing it with his or her own eyes, seems to have died.

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Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

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